Coercive Acts 1774

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:caused_by gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:depicted_in oppressive measures
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkbp:founded_in gptkb:Sons_of_Liberty
gptkb:Continental_Association
gptkb:the_Declaration_of_Rights_and_Grievances
gptkbp:has_limitations town meetings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Coercive Acts 1774
gptkbp:included gptkb:Boston_Port_Act
gptkb:Administration_of_Justice_Act
gptkb:Massachusetts_Government_Act
gptkb:Quartering_Act
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for trial by jury
gptkbp:increased tensions between colonies and Britain
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Declaration_of_Independence
gptkbp:inspired militia formations
gptkbp:is_aimed_at punish Massachusetts
gptkbp:is_characterized_by harsh penalties
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:the_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:is_discussed_in pamphlets and newspapers
gptkbp:is_opposed_by colonial leaders
gptkbp:is_significant_for British colonial policy
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:First_Continental_Congress
formation of Committees of Correspondence
gptkbp:meets widespread protests
gptkbp:part_of_series gptkb:law
gptkbp:prompted First Continental Congress to convene
gptkbp:provides_support_for gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
gptkbp:repealed_by 1778
gptkbp:responds_to gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
gptkbp:resulted_in boycotts of British goods
gptkbp:sparked colonial resistance
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for revolutionary sentiment
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the lead-up to the Revolutionary War
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to the Revolutionary War.
gptkbp:was_a_response_to colonial unrest
the growing dissent in the colonies
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for colonial relations with Britain
gptkbp:was_condemned_by colonial assemblies
gptkbp:were_a_direct_challenge_to colonial autonomy
gptkbp:were_a_response_to_the Boston Tea Party's aftermath
gptkbp:were_met_with_calls_for boycotts and non-importation agreements
gptkbp:were_met_with_unity_among the colonies
gptkbp:were_part_of_the_british_strategy_to reassert control over the colonies
gptkbp:were_part_of_the_larger Intolerable Acts series
gptkbp:were_passed_in 1774
gptkbp:were_perceived_as punitive legislation
gptkbp:were_seen_as_a_threat_to gptkb:administration
gptkbp:were_viewed_as a violation of rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lord_North's_Administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7