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Colonists in Massachusetts and Rhode Island burned British ships as a result of what act?
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∙ 11y ago
the rivers act
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∙ 11y ago
Persona 5 THE ROYAL
actually it was the navigation act
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The british customs schooner that ran around providence Rhode Island and was attacked and burned by colonists?
Gaspeé
Why was the cutter gaspee burned down?
On June 9, 1772 the British revenue schooner, Cutter Gaspee, ran aground in Rhode Island. Colonists set fire to the ship during the night.
How did the revolutionary war affect the family structure of the colonists?
they were running out of food because the british burned down plantations
How did the colonists rebel against the Stamp Act?
colonists boycotted, sons of liberty burned down newspaper stands
What were some of the ways that the colonists protested the british taxes?
They threw the tea of the boat, snuck into storage stole the tea and burned it and they stopped buying the tea.
What did colonists do to a british ship called the gaspee affair?
The colonists from Rhode Island went to the Gaspee on June 10, 1773 and surrounded the boat. They then took all the crew members as prisoners and shot at the captain, Lt. Duddington, but he wasn't killed. When the crew was off the ship, the Rhode Islanders, lead by John Brown, looted and burned the ship. The Gaspee then exploded from the fire.
Who won battle of lexton and concord?
No one won. The colonists did chase the British all the way back to Boston firing at them from behind trees and fences so they did have the upper hand . These events were more like a skirmish than battles. In Lexington several colonists died and the British burned houses.
Name the society of colonists that burned stamps and hung tax collectors in effigy?
what is the name of the society of colonists that burned stamps and hung tax collectors in effigy
Was the US capitol burned by the British?
The Capitol Building was burned down by British Troops.
Who won the battle of lexingotn?
Neither side won. Someone ( still unknown) fired the first shot. The 77 colonists standing on the green facing the British army lost a few men, some houses were burned, and they British marched on.
Who was burned for being a witch in colonial Massachusetts bay?
unknown
What was one result of the British attack on Washington D.C. in 1814?
the british burned the White House and the Capitol
