Before Roger Williams set foot in the New World, the Narragansett farmed corn and squash, hunted beaver and deer, and harvested clams and oysters throughout what would become Rhode Island.
While the elder Sachem Canonicus lived long enough to welcome both Verrazzano and Williams, his nephew M.
As tensions with the English rose, the Narragansett leaders fought to maintain autonomy.
They also obtained wealth in the form of wampum, a carved shell that was used as currency along the eastern coast.
Before Roger Williams set foot in the New World, the Narragansett farmed corn and squash, hunted beaver and deer, and harvested clams and oysters throughout what would become Rhode Island