The attack on the British Royal Navy's HMS Gaspee is celebrated in Rhode Island as the spark that ignited the American Revolution. Considered an act of treason by British authorities, in New England it was considered a brave assault on a "piratical" captain and his ship. The attack and its aftermath highlighted colonial frustrations and prompted the American colonies to call for the creation of a Continental Congress.
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