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In American culture and popular consciousness, the 1773 Boston Tea Party has been immortalized, but the similar Gaspee Affair from the year prior is relatively obscure. What led to this difference in remembrance between the two events?

by /u/MarioTheMojoMan in /r/AskHistorians

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