Rhode Island founder Roger Williams wrote Soul Liberty explaining the importance of separation of church & state, we were the 13th colony to sign the U.S. Constitution waiting for that. RI was the first to renounce King George III, signing the Declaration of Independence. May 4, 1776 #Gaspee 🗽🇺🇸⚖️⚓️
#Gaspee 😀❤️
(Not a Rhode Islander myself, but have an ancestor from West Greenwich who served on the Patriot side.)
Rhode Island-
Resisting Kings
Since 1772
#Gaspee
For ABSOLUTELY no reason, Here's the Wikipedia article about the #Gaspee, a British warship BURNED by Rhode Island citizens for using military power to 'enforce the law' against civilians without leave of the Governor.
#History #resist #revolt
It was actually Rhode Island that lit the first spark. #Gaspee ##gaspeeaffair #americanrevolution #gaspeedays #sonsofliberty #rhodeisland
It’s not just Maine. It’s NM, AZ, MI, MD and RI too!
I wasn’t sure if lil ol RI could lead the revolution again but making us deal with longer bureaucratic wait times after driving a whole 20 minutes might be the kick in the ass we need #gaspee
Don’t sleep on #rhodeisland. We were burning British ships before the shot heard around the world. #gaspee #gaspeedays
