Author: Steven Park
Publisher: Journal of the American Revolu
ISBN: 9781594162671
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Considered One of the First Acts of Rebellion to British Authority Over the American Colonies, a Fresh Account Placing the Incident into Historical Context Between the Boston Massacre in 1770 and the Boston Tea Party in 1773--a period historians refer to as "the lull"--a group of prominent Rhode Islanders rowed out to His Majesty's schooner Gaspee, which had run aground six miles south of Providence while on an anti-smuggling patrol. After threatening and shooting its commanding officer, the raiders looted the vessel and burned it to the waterline. Despite colony-wide sympathy for the June 1772 raid, neither the government in Providence nor authorities in London could let this pass without a response. As a result, a Royal Commission of Inquiry headed by Rhode Island governor Joseph Wanton zealously investigated the incident. In The Burning of His Majesty's Schooner Gaspee: An Attack on Crown Rule Before the American Revolution, historian Steven Park reveals that what started out as a customs battle over the seizure of a prominent citizen's rum was soon transformed into the spark that re-ignited Patriot fervor. The significance of the raid was underscored by a fiery Thanksgiving Day sermon given by a little-known Baptist minister in Boston. His inflammatory message was reprinted in several colonies and was one of the most successful pamphlets of the pre-Independence period. The commission turned out to be essentially a sham and made the administration in London look weak and ineffective. In the wake of the Gaspee affair, Committees of Correspondence soon formed in all but one of the original thirteen colonies, and later East India Company tea would be defiantly dumped into Boston Harbor.
The Burning of His Majesty's Schooner Gaspee
Author: Steven Park
Publisher: Journal of the American Revolu
ISBN: 9781594162671
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Considered One of the First Acts of Rebellion to British Authority Over the American Colonies, a Fresh Account Placing the Incident into Historical Context Between the Boston Massacre in 1770 and the Boston Tea Party in 1773--a period historians refer to as "the lull"--a group of prominent Rhode Islanders rowed out to His Majesty's schooner Gaspee, which had run aground six miles south of Providence while on an anti-smuggling patrol. After threatening and shooting its commanding officer, the raiders looted the vessel and burned it to the waterline. Despite colony-wide sympathy for the June 1772 raid, neither the government in Providence nor authorities in London could let this pass without a response. As a result, a Royal Commission of Inquiry headed by Rhode Island governor Joseph Wanton zealously investigated the incident. In The Burning of His Majesty's Schooner Gaspee: An Attack on Crown Rule Before the American Revolution, historian Steven Park reveals that what started out as a customs battle over the seizure of a prominent citizen's rum was soon transformed into the spark that re-ignited Patriot fervor. The significance of the raid was underscored by a fiery Thanksgiving Day sermon given by a little-known Baptist minister in Boston. His inflammatory message was reprinted in several colonies and was one of the most successful pamphlets of the pre-Independence period. The commission turned out to be essentially a sham and made the administration in London look weak and ineffective. In the wake of the Gaspee affair, Committees of Correspondence soon formed in all but one of the original thirteen colonies, and later East India Company tea would be defiantly dumped into Boston Harbor.
Publisher: Journal of the American Revolu
ISBN: 9781594162671
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Considered One of the First Acts of Rebellion to British Authority Over the American Colonies, a Fresh Account Placing the Incident into Historical Context Between the Boston Massacre in 1770 and the Boston Tea Party in 1773--a period historians refer to as "the lull"--a group of prominent Rhode Islanders rowed out to His Majesty's schooner Gaspee, which had run aground six miles south of Providence while on an anti-smuggling patrol. After threatening and shooting its commanding officer, the raiders looted the vessel and burned it to the waterline. Despite colony-wide sympathy for the June 1772 raid, neither the government in Providence nor authorities in London could let this pass without a response. As a result, a Royal Commission of Inquiry headed by Rhode Island governor Joseph Wanton zealously investigated the incident. In The Burning of His Majesty's Schooner Gaspee: An Attack on Crown Rule Before the American Revolution, historian Steven Park reveals that what started out as a customs battle over the seizure of a prominent citizen's rum was soon transformed into the spark that re-ignited Patriot fervor. The significance of the raid was underscored by a fiery Thanksgiving Day sermon given by a little-known Baptist minister in Boston. His inflammatory message was reprinted in several colonies and was one of the most successful pamphlets of the pre-Independence period. The commission turned out to be essentially a sham and made the administration in London look weak and ineffective. In the wake of the Gaspee affair, Committees of Correspondence soon formed in all but one of the original thirteen colonies, and later East India Company tea would be defiantly dumped into Boston Harbor.
A History of the Destruction of His Britannic Majesty's Schooner Gaspee
Author: John Russell Bartlett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rhode Island
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rhode Island
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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Burning the Gaspee
Author: Rory Raven
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614235627
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
This book chronicles the history of the HMS Gaspee, a sloop in the British Royal Navy that was sent to patrol the waters of Narragansett Bay in 1772. The Gaspee cracked down on smugglers and enforced British customs regulation, particularly the Stamp Act. The ship and her captain, William Duddington, were quickly hated by colonists for their campaign of brutality, harassment, and arbitrary enforcement. When the Gaspee ran around in shallow waters, while in pursuit of a colonist merchant ship, they took immediate action. The colonists, led by John Brown and other local notables, burned Gaspee and wounded her captain. This act of revolt preceded the Boston Tea Party by 18 months.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614235627
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
This book chronicles the history of the HMS Gaspee, a sloop in the British Royal Navy that was sent to patrol the waters of Narragansett Bay in 1772. The Gaspee cracked down on smugglers and enforced British customs regulation, particularly the Stamp Act. The ship and her captain, William Duddington, were quickly hated by colonists for their campaign of brutality, harassment, and arbitrary enforcement. When the Gaspee ran around in shallow waters, while in pursuit of a colonist merchant ship, they took immediate action. The colonists, led by John Brown and other local notables, burned Gaspee and wounded her captain. This act of revolt preceded the Boston Tea Party by 18 months.
History of the Destruction of His Britannic Majesty's Schooner Gaspee
Author: Bartlett John Russell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780243751396
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780243751396
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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A History of the Destruction of His Britannic Majesty's Schooner Gaspee, in Narragansett Bay, on the 10th June, 1772; Accompanied by the Correspondence Connected Therewith; The Action of the General Assembly of Rhode Island Thereon, and the Official Journ
Author: John Russell Bartlett
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781342092526
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781342092526
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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The Documentary History of the Destruction of the Gaspee
Author: William Read Staples
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Category : Providence Journal
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Category : Providence Journal
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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A History of the Destruction of His Britannic Majesty's Schooner Gaspee, in Narragansett Bay on the 10th June 1772
A History of the Destruction of His Britannic Majesty's Schooner Gaspee
Author: John Russell Bartlett
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781358868887
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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ISBN: 9781358868887
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HIST OF THE DESTRUCTION OF HIS
Author: John Russell 1805-1886 Cn Bartlett
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781362760931
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781362760931
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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HIST OF THE DESTRUCTION OF HIS
Author: John Russell 1805-1886 Bartlett
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781362762751
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781362762751
Category : History
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Pages : 146
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