What was the first act of the War for independence of the United States?
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07-17-03, 04:04 PM
Kwll
mozart, pretty vague on the word "act". Are you asking what was the first act of conflict , seeds of conflict or "act" imposed by the crown that set events for the war into motion. If it is the latter it would be the Sugar Act of 1764.

07-17-03, 08:28 PM
MilesWest
The first official "act of war" in the American War of Independence was the burning of the HMS Gaspee, and the shooting of its commander Lieutenant William Dudingston on June 9-10, 1772 in Narragansett Bay off the shore of Namquid Point (now Gaspee Point) in Warwick, RI.

07-17-03, 11:21 PM
mozart56
According to my source it would date back to December 16- 1773.

07-18-03, 07:41 AM
Kwll
Well in that case you must be talking about the Boston Tea Party http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9198/revwar/bostteap.htm. Although I would say that the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770 was precipitous in forming of the Revolution as well http://earlyamerica.com/review/winter96/massacre.html

07-18-03, 08:56 AM
mozart56
The Boston tea party was what I was looking for.

Interesting links, Kwll.Here's mine.

http://www.cha-yuan.com/eng/site.html

07-19-03, 04:10 PM
MilesWest
I'm sure you'll both find this link (Story of the Gaspee Affair)* interesting as well.

I had always been taught that the Boston Tea Party was the first act of the American Revolution, but the Gaspee Attack predates that.

*http://www.bucklinsociety.net/gaspee_story.htm* interesting as well.

I had always been taught that the Boston Tea Party was the first act of the American Revolution, but the Gaspee Attack predates that.

*http://www.bucklinsociety.net/gaspee_story.htm

07-20-03, 01:32 PM
mozart56
Looks like even historians have different ideas on the subject.Three different answers that seem plausibles.

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