Causes of the American Revolution: Why did the thirteen colonies declare their independence 250 years ago?

Thursday, July 16th, 6:00pm Burt Quist Memorial Lecture by noted author and historian Christian McBurney will take place at the Portsmouth Historical Society  (This event is co-sponsored by the Battle of Rhode Island Association)   McBurney's talk is titled, "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 is intended to address 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, RI.   The talk is free and open to the public; donations are welcome.