The Gaspee Affair was a significant event in American history where colonists burned a British customs ship in protest against taxation and British authority.
American Revolution Explained
The American Revolution was a war fought between Great Britain and thirteen American colonies, resulting in the colonies gaining independence and forming the United States of America.
Boston Tea Party (1773) Explained
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest in which American colonists dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor to protest against taxation without representation.