British Parliament's Stamp Act of 1765
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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| gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:Thirteen_Colonies
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
gptkb:American_Revolution
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1765
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Declaratory Act of 1766
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| gptkbp:fullTitle |
An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British Parliament's Stamp Act of 1765
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| gptkbp:imposedTaxOn |
gptkb:board_game
legal documents newspapers pamphlets almanacs |
| gptkbp:ledTo |
gptkb:Stamp_Act_Congress
widespread protests in the colonies |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Sons_of_Liberty
colonial assemblies merchants and lawyers in the colonies |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Sugar_Act_of_1764
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| gptkbp:purpose |
raise revenue from American colonies
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| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
1766 |
| gptkbp:requires |
use of stamped paper for printed materials in the colonies
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
boycotts of British goods
violence against stamp distributors |
| gptkbp:significance |
major escalation in colonial resistance to British rule
first direct tax levied by Britain on American colonies |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:First_Congress_of_the_American_Colonies
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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