HMS St John (1764)
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The HMS St. John was a Royal Navy ship attacked in 1764 by American colonists in Newport, Rhode Island. Rhode Islanders were violently opposed to the passage of the Sugar Act in 1764, because the colony''s main industry was producing rum from molasses. To collect the tax the British sent several ships to New England including the HMS Squirrel. In 1764 crew members on another British ship, the HMS St John had allegedly stolen goods from Newport merchants. Therefore, a ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The HMS St. John was a Royal Navy ship attacked in 1764 by American colonists in Newport, Rhode Island. Rhode Islanders were violently opposed to the passage of the Sugar Act in 1764, because the colony''s main industry was producing rum from molasses. To collect the tax the British sent several ships to New England including the HMS Squirrel. In 1764 crew members on another British ship, the HMS St John had allegedly stolen goods from Newport merchants. Therefore, a group of Rhode Islanders took control of Fort George on Goat Island in Newport harbor and fired cannon shots at the British ship.
