Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Short: Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson in 1636, who have been driven out of Massachusetts by the Puritans because of their religious beliefs.
Palmetto is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was listed as 12,606 It is part of the Bradenton â Sarasota â Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In the United States the native range of Sabal Palmetto is the coastal plains of the Gulf states and south Atlantic states from Cape Fear, North Carolina south to Florida, though a disjunct population occurs in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. It is the state tree of both South Carolina and Florida.