The Gaspee Affair

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The Gaspee Affair

• The Gaspee Affair was caused when a Brittish
  Ship, the Gaspee, was seizing cargo from
  colonists ships.
• The Gaspee followed a smaller ship near the
  coast, where it crashed on some rocks.
• Some of the most avid defenders of American
  Liberty decided to attack the ship at night.
• They hauled off the captain, Duddington, and his
  crew and BURNED his ship.

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The Gaspee Affair
The ships burning ticked off the captain. The
people who had attacked the ship didnt try to
hide who they were. Duddington brought charges
against the colonists, but the local courts
didnt care about Duddington and instead brought
charges on him for illegally taking cargo.
Duddington went back to England. However, nobody
that attacked the ship even got arrested.