Which of the following is true of the Gaspée affair?
a. The ship's owner, John Hancock, was a respectable Boston merchant.
b. It was the occasion of the first official death in the war for independence.
c. It was the first time colonists attacked a revenue ship.
d. Colonists believed that the British response represented an overreach of power.
Ans: d. Colonists believed that the British response represented an overreach of power.
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