{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Story of Rhode Island","title":"BONUS: The Gaspee Affair","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/41d35f8f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1074,"description":"Before Lexington and Concord... before the Boston Tea Party... Rhode Islanders launched one of the boldest attacks of the Revolutionary era.In 1772, a group of Rhode Islanders boarded and burned a British naval schooner called the Gaspee in Narragansett Bay. But the real impact of the Gaspee Affair wasn't the destruction of the ship, it was Britain's response, which helped reignite the American Revolution at a moment when the patriot movement appeared to be fading.In this video, we explore:- how Rhode Island's economy became deeply tied to smuggling and Atlantic trade- why the British schooner Gaspee became one of the most hated vessels in New England- how a daring nighttime raid unfolded off the coast of Warwick- why the aftermath helped unite the American colonies years before independence was declared.The Gaspee Affair remains one of the most important, and most overlooked, events leading to the American Revolution.📩 Subscribe to our newsletter for Rhode Island history delivered to your inbox: https://www.storyofrhodeisland.com/en-us/newsletter📸 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storyofrhodeisland/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/85DMYcV0zRiCwpJl-JPyKiVZSkGT7uyRB-jYkPMvGS4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMmQx/YWQyODM4NTQxZGI1/MzZiNmEzOWRlYzJm/MjhmNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}