Gaspee Affair
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The Gaspee Affair was a 1772 pre-Revolutionary incident in which American colonists attacked and burned the British customs schooner HMS Gaspee, helping fuel tensions that led to the American Revolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial protest
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political event ⓘ pre-Revolutionary incident ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Gaspee incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
British anti-smuggling efforts
ⓘ
colonial resentment of British trade restrictions ⓘ enforcement of customs regulations ⓘ |
| chronology |
occurred about four years before the Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
occurred three years before the Boston Tea Party ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Gaspee Days celebrations in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| conflict |
American colonists
ⓘ
British authorities ⓘ |
| country |
Province of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date |
1772-06-09
ⓘ
1772-06-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
establishment of a royal commission of inquiry
ⓘ
increased use of committees of correspondence ⓘ |
| hasPart |
attack on HMS Gaspee
ⓘ
burning of HMS Gaspee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
American patriots from Rhode Island
ⓘ
Lieutenant William Dudingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | British imperial government ⓘ |
| legalConsequences |
royal commission investigated the incident
ⓘ
threat of transporting suspects to England for trial ⓘ |
| location |
Narragansett Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Warwick, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| method |
armed boarding of the grounded schooner
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subsequent burning of the vessel ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
HMS Gaspee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American colonial resistance to British rule ⓘ |
| precededBy | growing colonial protests against customs enforcement ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boston Tea Party NERFINISHED ⓘ British customs enforcement in the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ Rhode Island history ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of HMS Gaspee
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increased tensions between colonists and Britain ⓘ |
| shipInvolved | HMS Gaspee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
early act of violent resistance to British authority in North America
ⓘ
galvanized colonial opposition to royal officials ⓘ helped fuel tensions leading to the American Revolution ⓘ precedent for the Boston Tea Party ⓘ |
| theme | resistance to taxation and trade regulation without representation ⓘ |
| trigger | HMS Gaspee ran aground while pursuing a colonial vessel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1772 ⓘ |
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