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SUMMARY:Causes of the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Causes of the American Revolution: Why did the Thirteen 
 Colonies Declare their Independence 250 Years Ago?\n\nJoin the Bristol 
 Historical & Preservation Society and the Rogers Free Library at 6:00pm on 
 June 10\, 2026 for a lecture by Christian McBurney entitled "Causes of the 
 American Revolution: Why did the Thirteen Colonies Declare their 
 Independence 250 Years Ago?"\n\nYes\, “no taxation without 
 representation” was a real thing\, but there was much\, much more going 
 on behind that one phrase. This talk will address the underlying causes of 
 the American Revolution by looking at the political\, social\, 
 demographic\, geographical\, immigration\, racial\, and ideological factors 
 that gave rise to our new nation.\n\nThis event is free and open to the 
 public. This lecture will also be offered on zoom. Participants should 
 register to attend either in person or virtually below.\n\nMore about 
 Christian McBurney:\n\nChristian McBurney is the author of eleven books\, 
 six on the American Revolutionary War and nine on Rhode Island (four are on 
 both). His next book will be on Rhode Island's "Black Regiment." He is also 
 the editor and publisher of a leading Rhode Island history blog at 
 smallstatebighistory.com.  Christian resides with his wife near Bethesda\, 
 Maryland\, and they have a second home in West Kingston\, Rhode Island.
LOCATION:Herreshoff Community Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Peyton Warnock":MAILTO:pwarnock@rogersfreelibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Talks & Discussions
CONTACT;CN="Peyton Warnock":MAILTO:pwarnock@rogersfreelibrary.org
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