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RI historian pitches American Revolution rewrite

A Rhode Island historian, Bob Burke, challenges the traditional narrative, asserting the American Revolution began in Rhode Island, not Massachusetts.

Rhode Island historian Bob Burke of Gaspee History Tours argues the American Revolution truly began in Rhode Island, predating Massachusetts's traditional claims. Burke cites the 1772 Gaspee Affair in Warwick, where patriots burned a British tax-collecting ship. He also highlights Rhode Island's May 4, 1776 renunciation of ties with the crown, months before other colonies declared independence.