Gaspée Affair — The Gaspée Affair was a significant event in the American Revolution. HMS Gaspée , a British revenue schooner that had been vigorously enforcing unpopular trade regulations, ran aground in shallow water, on June 9, 1772 near what is now known as… … Wikipedia
Affaire du Gaspée — L incendie du Gaspee L affaire du Gaspée désigne un célèbre incident dans les années qui précédèrent la Révolution américaine : le Gaspée était une goélette anglaise qui fut attaquée et incendiée par des patriotes américains. Au début de l… … Wikipédia en Français
List of conflicts in the United States — is a timeline of events that includes Indian wars, battles, skirmishes, major terrorist attacks, , and other related items that have occurred in the United States s current geographical area, including overseas territories. Before the 16th… … Wikipedia
Expulsion of the Acadians — St. John River Campaign: Raid on Grimrose (present day Gagetown, New Brunswick). This is the only contemporaneous image of the Expulsion of the Acadians The Expulsion of the Acadians (also known as the Great Upheaval, the Great Expulsion, The… … Wikipedia
Warwick — /wawr ik, wor / or, for 4, /wawr wik, wor /, n. 1. Earl of (Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury) ( the Kingmaker ), 1428 71, English military leader and statesman. 2. a town in Warwickshire in central England. 111,700. 3. Warwickshire. 4. a city… … Universalium
Rhode Island — Rhode Islander. /rohd/ a state of the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast: a part of New England. 947,154; 1214 sq. mi. (3145 sq. km). Cap.: Providence. Abbr.: RI (for use with zip code), R.I. * * * officially Rhode Island and Providence… … Universalium
Hutchinson Letters Affair — The Hutchinson Letters Affair was an incident that increased tensions between the American colonies and the British government prior to the American Revolution.By December 1772, the relationship between Great Britain and the American colonies was … Wikipedia
Daniel Horsmanden — (June 4, 1691 – 28 September 1778) was a chief justice of the supreme court in the Province of New York and member of the governor s executive council. Horsmanden was born in Goudhurst, Kent, England to a family of clergy and landed gentry. He… … Wikipedia
Narragansett Bay — Coordinates: 41°36′N 71°21′W / 41.6°N 71.35°W / 41.6; 71.35 ( … Wikipedia
Pawtuxet Village — Infobox nrhp | name =Pawtuxet Village Historic District nrhp type = hd caption = location= Warwick, Rhode Island locmapin = Rhode Island area = built =1638 architect= Multiple architecture= Late Victorian added = April 24, 1973 governing body =… … Wikipedia
