Adoption of the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Adoption_of_the_Declaration_of_the_Causes_and_Necessity_of_Taking_Up_Arms
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_events
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
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| gptkbp:content_type |
gptkb:declaration
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| gptkbp:context |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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| gptkbp:date |
July 6, 1775
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Declaration_of_Independence
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
gptkb:Intolerable_Acts Formation of the Continental Association Formation of local militias Emergence of revolutionary leaders Influence of Enlightenment thinkers Emergence of revolutionary sentiment Formation of Committees of Correspondence Growing tensions between colonies and Britain First Continental Congress actions Colonial resistance to British taxation Colonial assemblies' resolutions Colonial boycotts of British goods Continued British military presence in the colonies Calls for military preparedness Colonial grievances against the Crown Colonial newspapers' role in spreading ideas Colonial unity against British oppression Enlightenment ideas of governance Growing calls for independence Influence of revolutionary pamphlets Military preparations by the colonies Philosophical justifications for rebellion Public meetings and protests Public sentiment towards independence |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Symbol of colonial unity against Britain
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Adoption of the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
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| gptkbp:impact |
Mobilization of colonial militias
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:First_Continental_Congress
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:George_Washington gptkb:John_Adams gptkb:John_Hancock |
| gptkbp:outcome |
gptkb:Formation_of_the_Continental_Army
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Olive_Branch_Petition
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| gptkbp:purpose |
To explain the reasons for taking up arms
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| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord
gptkb:Battle_of_Bunker_Hill gptkb:Siege_of_Boston |
| gptkbp:significance |
Justification for armed resistance against British rule
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Second_Provincial_Congress
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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