British Proclamation of 1779
GPTKB entity
Statements (14)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_documents
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| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Philipsburg_Proclamation
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British Proclamation of 1779
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| gptkbp:issuedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Clinton |
| gptkbp:locationIssued |
gptkb:Philipsburg,_New_York
|
| gptkbp:offers |
freedom to enslaved people who joined British forces
|
| gptkbp:publicationDate |
1779
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to encourage enslaved people to escape and join British forces
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Dunmore's_Proclamation |
| gptkbp:target |
enslaved African Americans in the Thirteen Colonies
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Black_Loyalists
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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