[DOC] [TLE] The Colonies | Rhode Island - Small Planet Communications [PAR] The Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano was the first European to explore 
Rhode Island. In 1524 he sailed into Narragansett Bay, exploring its coasts and 
islands. ... He named the settlement Providence Plantations, "for God's merciful... [DOC] [TLE] Giovanni da Verrazzano, Letter to King Francis, 1524 - National ... [PAR] We set sail with the Dauphine from the deserted rock near the Island of Madeira, 
... Translated from the Italian ... Majesty briefly what we were able to learn of their 
life and ... from observation, in the last two respects they resemble the Orientals, 
..... Narragansett Bay, Verrazzano saw briefly an island which he called Aloysia,
... [DOC] [TLE] Narragansett Bay - Wikipedia [PAR] Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound. 
Covering 147 mi2 (380 km2) -- 120.5 mi2 (312 km2) in Rhode Islandthe Bay 
forms New England's largest estuary, which functions as an expansive natural 
harbor, and includes a small archipelago. Small parts of it extend into 
Massachusetts. ... Quonset Point, south of Warwick, gives its name to the Quonset 
hut. [DOC] [TLE] Rhode Island - Wikipedia [PAR] Rhode Island officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a 
state in the ... Despite its name, most of Rhode Island is located on the mainland 
of the ... Explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano noted the presence of an island near 
the mouth of Narragansett Bay in 1524, which he likened to the island of Rhodes
... [DOC] [TLE] Giovanni da Verrazzano - Wikipedia [PAR] Giovanni da Verrazzano (14851528) was an Italian explorer of North America, 
in the service of King Francis I of France. He is renowned as the first European to 
explore the Atlantic coast of North America between Florida and New Brunswick 
in 1524, including New York Bay and Narragansett Bay, ... He then sailed along 
Long Island and entered Narragansett Bay, where he... [DOC] [TLE] Verrazano, Giovanni da - Dictionary definition of Verrazano ... [PAR] Giovanni da Verrazano (also Verrazzano) was an Italian explorer commissioned 
... (see entry) founded Rhode Island on the mainland off Narragansett Bay. ... On 
April 17, however, Verrazano sailed into the upper reaches of present-day New 
York ... Following his expedition along the eastern coast of North America in 1524
,... [DOC] [TLE] alphaDictionary * The Origins of US State Names [PAR] This state took its name from the Delaware River and the Delaware Bay, both of 
... a small group of settlers sailed up the Savannah River and established the 
colony. ..... the Italian explorer, dated July 8, 1524, in which he likens an island 
near the mouth of Narragansett Bay to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean. [DOC] [TLE] An Archaeology of College Hill 2007.pdf - Brown University [PAR] Figure 2.1 Map of Rhode Island and Narragansett Bay ... Figure 12.4 A purple 
shell from D2 SU 9 resembles a wampum shell from .... called the Archaeology of 
College Hill in which the history of Providence is being explored ..... In 1524, 
Verrazzano, financed by ... visit of European explorers into the territory of Rhode 
Island. [DOC] [TLE] Early Maps of New England - Voyages to the New World [PAR] Jun 1, 2015 ... Early Maps of Narragansett Bay & Cape Cod: Norombega Territory on 1569 ... 
Narragansett Bay (Rhode Island) as the site of King Arthur's Capital. ... English 
explorer John Cabot sailed along the Eastern Seaboard in 1497. .... One version 
of his report indicated that Natives called their territory Norumbega. [DOC] [TLE] John Dee Tower 1583 - Newport Tower Museum [PAR] Tower and its history but kept it hush-hush for fears that the English families ... 
Newport is at the mouth of Narrangansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island. ...... 
Godfrey suggests the tower was converted into a windmill for grinding corn 
during ... ton Rock writes that the Newport Tower closely resembles the Rotunda 
of a... [DOC] [TLE] Adriaen Block - Kouroo Contexture [PAR] during Spring 1614: Captain Block sailed on the East River, ... river named by our 
countrymen Fresh

Question: In 1524 this Italian explorer sailed into Narragansett Bay & named an island for its resemblance to Rhodes
Answer: Verrazano