Burning Of The Burning Of The GaspeeGaspee

By Joshua BrandesBy Joshua Brandes

Stop There! We are the Gaspee, a

tax collecting ship! We need to search your ship to make

sure that you aren’t smuggling

We are the Hannah, and no, you don’t have the right to do

that! We’re just going to float

right past you!

The Hannah refused to let The The Hannah refused to let The Gaspee search them, causing a Gaspee search them, causing a

chase!chase!

Eventually, The Eventually, The Gaspee got stuck in a Gaspee got stuck in a sand bar, and sand bar, and couldn’t escape!couldn’t escape!

Ha ha! Ooohh…

ha!

The Hannah arrived at the docks and told the The Hannah arrived at the docks and told the colonists about what had happened to The colonists about what had happened to The

Gaspee. The colonists would soon go to raid The Gaspee. The colonists would soon go to raid The GaspeeGaspee

TheThe Gaspee’sGaspee’s stuckstuck!

TheThe Gaspee’sGaspee’s stuckstuck!

THE GASPEE’S THE GASPEE’S STUCK!!!!STUCK!!!!

THE GASPEE’S THE GASPEE’S STUCK!!!!STUCK!!!!

RAID!!!!!!!!!!RAID!!!!!!!!!!RAID!!!!!!!!!!RAID!!!!!!!!!!

Attack!!!Attack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Attack!!!Attack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yah!!Yah!!Yah!!Yah!!

Hoorah!Hoorah!Hoorah!Hoorah!

The colonists raided The Gaspee!The colonists raided The Gaspee!

I didn’t do I didn’t do anything!! anything!! Please don’t Please don’t hurt me!hurt me!

I didn’t do I didn’t do anything!! anything!! Please don’t Please don’t hurt me!hurt me!

The ship was destroyed and lit The ship was destroyed and lit on fire!on fire!

There was an explosion!There was an explosion!

The British questioned many people to The British questioned many people to figure out who had done it…figure out who had done it…

Was it you Was it you who set fire to who set fire to The Gaspee?The Gaspee?

Was it you Was it you who set fire to who set fire to The Gaspee?The Gaspee?

Maybe!Maybe!Maybe!Maybe!

The British had no idea who had done it!The British had no idea who had done it!

Nobody will Nobody will tell me!!! Ah… tell me!!! Ah… so stressful!!! so stressful!!! I can’t take it!I can’t take it!

Nobody will Nobody will tell me!!! Ah… tell me!!! Ah… so stressful!!! so stressful!!! I can’t take it!I can’t take it!

The king never found out who The king never found out who had done ithad done it

I guess I’ll never I guess I’ll never know, it’s too bad know, it’s too bad too, I was going too, I was going to hang people!to hang people!

I guess I’ll never I guess I’ll never know, it’s too bad know, it’s too bad too, I was going too, I was going to hang people!to hang people!

Josh Brandes thinking:Josh Brandes thinking:

I think possible main ideas are…

I think possible main ideas are…

When people are really angry (like the When people are really angry (like the colonists), and nothing changes, they take colonists), and nothing changes, they take actionaction

People fight for freedomPeople fight for freedom Sometimes doing bad things (blowing up Sometimes doing bad things (blowing up

The Gaspee) can lead to good things The Gaspee) can lead to good things (freedom)(freedom)

I think the aftermath might be…

I think the aftermath might be…

Withdrawal of all taxesWithdrawal of all taxes Withdrawal of some taxesWithdrawal of some taxes FreedomFreedom A happy colonyA happy colony More searching to figure out who blew up More searching to figure out who blew up

The GaspeeThe Gaspee

The endThe end