Historiography of the Gaspee affair

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/historiography-of-the-gaspee-affair

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the event?The burning of the British customs schooner HMS Gaspee
2. What is the date of incident?June 9, 1772
3. What happened to the HMS Gaspee on June 9, 1772?The HMS Gaspee was a British customs ship that was burned by colonists on June 9, 1772. The burning happened because the ship was bothering Rhode Island merchants and enforcing strict trade rules.
4. Why did people write different stories about the Gaspee incident?People wrote different stories because they had different opinions about the British and the colonists. Those who liked the British called it piracy, while those who supported the colonists said it was a fair response to unfair rules.

Historiography: The study of the writing of history, including the analysis of different historical interpretations and methodologies.