BoRIA Lecture Series: Christian McBurney: Causes of the American Revolution
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On Thursday July 16th, the Battle of Rhode Island Association, with our partner, the Portsmouth Historical Society (PHS) presented the annual Col. Burton C. Quist Lecture Series with historian and author, Christian McBurney. He presented “Causes of the American Revolution: Why did the thirteen colonies declare their independence 250 years ago?” Yes, “no taxation without representation” was a real thing, but there was much more too. This talk addresses the underlying causes of the American Revolution by looking at political, economic, social, demographic, geographical, immigration, racial, and ideological factors.
Christian 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.
This talk is our fourth annual under the banner of “The Col. Burton C. Quist Lecture Series”, in memory of our late founding Director, friend, and mentor who passed away in January, 2023.
