Learn about the Gaspee Affair of 1772. The Gaspee was a British ship burned by residents of Providence in protest of new taxes imposed on the colony by the King. Visit: www.c-span.org/LocalContent/Pr...
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@EternalShadow16673 жыл бұрын
Suddenly everyone is now a descendant of some guy involved in the event...
@chrisglasgow554611 жыл бұрын
Excellent job, Mr. McNiff. I enjoy your work and especially appreciate your fluency and extensive knowledge on this subject.
@robertgeake12724 жыл бұрын
Great job by John. He is a true Rhode Island treasure.
@danielfennessy465 жыл бұрын
I am a descendant of Roger Williams on my fathers side and William Coddington on my mothers. Proud to carry their Rhode Island spirit this day more than ever.
@johnbaccarie33194 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Edgwood close to where Dudingston was brought ashore . I love this story.
@personmcpersonface68946 жыл бұрын
wow very interesting
@gaspeeaffair11 жыл бұрын
Nice Work John! Excellent summary----Thank You for doing this. We should do a follow-up video on good 'ol John Allen and his legacy with his famous pamphlet!
@captaincodebook32004 ай бұрын
From such a proud and free thinking beginning to a sad cowed population. I was born a few miles from this place...started the JrROTC in Cranston East HS...and by 1994 was so sickened by the amount of control and corruption the modern government hadI moved midwest. Roger Williams is rolling in his gtave.
@AmericanPatriot-fj6fm4 жыл бұрын
I am a descendant of Joesph Bucklin (my 5th grandfather's 1st cousin once removed) the guy who shot Captain Dudingston of the ship Gaspee, you can learn about Joesph Bucklin and the Gaspee Incident on my families website the Joesph Bucklin Society.
@Quanuck4 жыл бұрын
When I was 17, I was the only one that year to earn the marksmanship Buckin Award at Camp Yawgoog Boy Scout Reservation. In ten 50 foot targets, to get a minimum of 400. Six targets prone and four targets off-hand. I still have the .22 Yawgoog gave me for being the only one to make it that year. This was nice to know the history of Joseph Bucklin!
@Pencelia9 ай бұрын
Will do. My 5th great grandfather was on those boats that burned the Gaspee.
@MacGyverRI11 жыл бұрын
This will probably happen again w/ what's going on today :)
@ourBrainF00D8 жыл бұрын
You may have a spike in views, were being forced to watch this in class.
@MsAngleofRepose5 жыл бұрын
Wealthy Rhode Islanders invested in schemes on the frontier and in the slave trade that created World War Zero (French and Indian War) and that was what they were being asked to pay for. It doubled the national debt of Britain.