Burning Of The Gaspee
By 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
Gaspee search them, causing a
chase!
Eventually, The Gaspee
got stuck in a sand bar,
and couldn’t escape!
Ha ha!
Ooohh…
ha!
The Hannah arrived at the docks and told the
colonists about what had happened to The
Gaspee. The colonists would soon go to raid The
Gaspee
The
Gaspee’s
stuck!
THE GASPEE’S
STUCK!!!!
RAID!!!!!!!!!!
Yah!!
Attack!!!
!!!!!!
The colonists raided The Gaspee!
I didn’t do
anything!!
Please don’t
hurt me!
The ship was destroyed and lit
on fire!
There was an explosion!
The British questioned many people to
figure out who had done it…
Maybe!
Was it you
who set fire to
The Gaspee?
The British had no idea who had done it!
Nobody will
tell me!!! Ah…
so stressful!!!
I can’t take it!
The king never found out who
had done it
I guess I’ll never
know, it’s too bad
too, I was going
to hang people!
Josh Brandes thinking:
I think possible
main ideas
are…
 When
people are really angry (like the
colonists), and nothing changes, they take
action
 People fight for freedom
 Sometimes doing bad things (blowing up
The Gaspee) can lead to good things
(freedom)
I think the
aftermath
might be…
 Withdrawal
of all taxes
 Withdrawal of some taxes
 Freedom
 A happy colony
 More searching to figure out who blew up
The Gaspee
The end