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SUMMARY:Rhode Island and the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Find out more about our country’s beginnings with Fred Zilian\, Ph.D.\, at the Portsmouth Public Library. After summarizing events in the American colonies leading up to the American Revolution\, this lecture will examine the early acts of resistance by Rhode Islanders\, the colony’s declarations of renunciation and independence\, its privateering era\, the two occupations of Aquidneck Island to include the Battle of Rhode Island\, and its overall military contributions. The lecture will conclude with a summary of its overall contributions and the Revolution’s impact. \n\n\n\nAfter a 21-year career as an infantry officer in the Army\, Fred Zilian was an educator at Portsmouth Abbey School from 1992 to 2015\, where he taught history\, ethics\, and German. He was an adjunct professor (history and politics) at Salve Regina University from 2016 to 2022. He now lectures on a wide variety of subjects and offers tours of Newport and Boston and of the Battle of Rhode Island. \n\n\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://portsmouthhistorical.org/event/rhode-island-and-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Portsmouth Free Library\, 2658 E Main Rd\, Portsmouth\, Rhode Island\, 02871\, United States
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