Gaspeé
The HMS Gaspee.
Paul Revere
It was A symbol of Aggression. British Soldiers attacked a group of colonists
On June 9, 1772 the British revenue schooner, Cutter Gaspee, ran aground in Rhode Island. Colonists set fire to the ship during the night.
John Brown
With little ammo, waiting gave the colonists an advantage over the British, who attacked three times. Because they waited, the colonists lost 400 men while the British lost over 1,000. However, the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.
The British were taxing the colonists without representation in Parliament.
What changed the colonists ideas about British later
The colonists called the British soldiers Red Coats. This is because of the uniforms they wore, which were red. The British called the colonists Yankees.
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They spoke English.
The colonists were British and when they declared independence they were seen as traitors by the king.
To ensure that colonists observed the boycott of British goods