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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:affects
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Closure of Boston Harbor
closure of Boston Harbor
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gptkbp:consequences
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economic hardship for Boston merchants
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gptkbp:date_enacted
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1774
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gptkbp:effective_date
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June 1, 1774
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:Parliament_of_Great_Britain
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gptkbp:enforces
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British naval blockade
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gptkbp:historical_context
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prelude to the American Revolution
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gptkbp:historical_event
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increased unity among colonies
escalation of conflict with Britain
eventual independence of the United States
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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one of the Intolerable Acts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Boston Port Act
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gptkbp:impact
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Increased tensions between Britain and the American colonies
increased tensions between Britain and the American colonies
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gptkbp:includes_provisions_for
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prohibited ships from entering or leaving Boston Harbor
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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British taxation policies
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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colonial resistance movements
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gptkbp:is_targeted_at
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Boston citizens
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:George_III
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:John_Hancock
gptkb:Thomas_Gage
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gptkbp:led_to
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formation of the Continental Association
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gptkbp:legal_status
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nullified by the American Revolution
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Government_Act
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Coercive_Acts
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gptkbp:public_reaction
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protests and riots
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gptkbp:purpose
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Punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party
punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party
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gptkbp:related_concept
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gptkb:Declaration_of_Independence
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
gptkb:Boston_Massacre
gptkb:First_Continental_Congress
gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
gptkb:protests
gptkb:Tea_Act
gptkb:economic_sanctions
British colonial rule
historical grievances
taxation without representation
colonial governance
civil disobedience
colonial rights
British imperial policy
revolutionary sentiment
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:American_Revolution
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gptkbp:repealed_by
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gptkb:Tea_Act_1773
gptkb:Coercive_Acts
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gptkbp:responds_to
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gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
gptkb:First_Continental_Congress
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to
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boycotts of British goods
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_Adams
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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