02.05.06

UIS Spring, 2006 - Understanding US History

Posted in at 10:48 pm by Stephanie

The Gaspee Incident - in which a British schooner was boarded by Rhode Island citizens, taking all personnel off-board, beating Lt. William Dudingston the commander, and setting the ship on fire in protest to the treatment of Americans by British military and the restrictive tax laws being enforced.

Gaspee Virtual Archives
Joseph Bucklin Society - Gaspee History (according to this site, Joseph Bucklin fired the first shot at the Gaspee and is considered to have fired the first shot of the American Revolution)
Gaspee Info - hosted by Bucklin Society
Wikipedia: Gaspee Incident

General searches
Google: Gaspee Incident
Google Blog Search: Gaspee Incident
Google Books: Gaspee Incident

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