Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Historical Society
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| gptkbp:activities |
gathering intelligence
enforcing boycotts mobilizing militia coordinating_resistance_against_British_rule |
| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
civil liberties
|
| gptkbp:availableIn |
after_the_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:communicationEquipment |
with other colonies
|
| gptkbp:composedOf |
elected representatives
local leaders and activists |
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
the_American_independence_movement
|
| gptkbp:createdBy |
a network of local committees
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
by 1783
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
after the establishment of state governments
|
| gptkbp:encouraged |
public participation
the formation of local militias |
| gptkbp:established |
in 1774
in_response_to_British_policies |
| gptkbp:faced |
opposition from loyalists
|
| gptkbp:formed |
during_the_American_Revolution
in_response_to_the_Intolerable_Acts |
| gptkbp:has_a_role_in |
gptkb:the_Boston_Tea_Party
|
| gptkbp:heldIn |
meetings to discuss strategy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Committees of Safety
|
| gptkbp:influence |
the drafting of state constitutions
the development of local governance |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
future civic engagement movements
|
| gptkbp:involved |
in_the_enforcement_of_the_Continental_Association
|
| gptkbp:is_a |
grassroots organization
modern civic organizations |
| gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of |
the revolutionary infrastructure
|
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
the mobilization of public support
local governance during the war the_coordination_of_protests_against_British_taxes |
| gptkbp:is_featured_in |
disbanded after achieving their goals
disbanded after the war's conclusion disputed by loyalist factions seen as necessary by revolutionaries. seen as radical by some contemporaries temporary alliances of convenience temporary organizations |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
the spread of revolutionary ideas
the distribution of arms the establishment of local governance structures the recruitment of soldiers |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced future civic organizations
|
| gptkbp:members |
local patriots
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Massachusetts_Committee_of_Safety
gptkb:Virginia_Committee_of_Safety |
| gptkbp:operates |
in various colonies
in secrecy |
| gptkbp:promoted |
the idea of popular sovereignty
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to oversee local defense
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Continental_Congress
gptkb:Sons_of_Liberty |
| gptkbp:servedIn |
as a form of self-governance
|
| gptkbp:supported |
gptkb:the_Continental_Army
|
| gptkbp:utilizes |
committees for local issues
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
the_growing_tensions_with_Britain
the_lack_of_British_military_protection |