Rhode Island has which of these firsts to its credit?

* First law guaranteeing freedom of religion (1647)

* First permanent Jewish settlement (1658)

* First naval battle of the Revolutionary War (1772)

* First state to ban the slave trade (1774)

* First to declare its independence from Great Britain (May 4, 1776)

* First to ratify the US Constitution (May 29, 1790)

* First US Congress (1790-1)