New York Conspiracy of 1741
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The New York Conspiracy of 1741 was a suspected slave and poor white uprising in colonial New York City that led to mass arrests, trials, and executions amid widespread panic and dubious evidence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Negro Plot of 1741 | 1 |
| New York Conspiracy of 1741 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: New York Conspiracy of 1741 Context triple: [New York Colony, importantEvent, New York Conspiracy of 1741]
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Newburgh Conspiracy
The Newburgh Conspiracy was a 1783 plot by discontented Continental Army officers, frustrated over unpaid wages and pensions, that threatened a potential military challenge to civilian authority near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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Baltimore Plot
The Baltimore Plot was a failed 1861 conspiracy to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln as he traveled to his inauguration, foiled in part by detective work from Allan Pinkerton’s agency.
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C.
Cato Street Conspiracy
The Cato Street Conspiracy was an 1820 plot by radical revolutionaries in London to assassinate British cabinet ministers and spark an uprising against the government.
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D.
Schenectady massacre
The Schenectady massacre was a 1690 French and Indigenous raid on the English frontier settlement of Schenectady in colonial New York, resulting in the killing and capture of many residents and the destruction of the town.
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E.
Charter Oak incident
The Charter Oak incident was a 1687 confrontation in which Connecticut colonists hid their royal charter in a hollow oak tree to prevent its confiscation by the English governor, becoming a symbol of colonial resistance and self-governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: New York Conspiracy of 1741 Target entity description: The New York Conspiracy of 1741 was a suspected slave and poor white uprising in colonial New York City that led to mass arrests, trials, and executions amid widespread panic and dubious evidence.
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A.
Newburgh Conspiracy
The Newburgh Conspiracy was a 1783 plot by discontented Continental Army officers, frustrated over unpaid wages and pensions, that threatened a potential military challenge to civilian authority near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Baltimore Plot
The Baltimore Plot was a failed 1861 conspiracy to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln as he traveled to his inauguration, foiled in part by detective work from Allan Pinkerton’s agency.
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C.
Cato Street Conspiracy
The Cato Street Conspiracy was an 1820 plot by radical revolutionaries in London to assassinate British cabinet ministers and spark an uprising against the government.
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D.
Schenectady massacre
The Schenectady massacre was a 1690 French and Indigenous raid on the English frontier settlement of Schenectady in colonial New York, resulting in the killing and capture of many residents and the destruction of the town.
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E.
Charter Oak incident
The Charter Oak incident was a 1687 confrontation in which Connecticut colonists hid their royal charter in a hollow oak tree to prevent its confiscation by the English governor, becoming a symbol of colonial resistance and self-governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alleged slave revolt
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ legal case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
New York Conspiracy of 1741
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surface form:
Negro Plot of 1741
Slave Insurrection of 1741 ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
class prejudice
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coerced testimony ⓘ dubious evidence ⓘ public panic ⓘ racial prejudice ⓘ use of informants ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Daniel Horsmanden’s Journal of the Proceedings in The Detection of the Conspiracy ⓘ |
| hasCause |
fear of slave rebellion
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series of fires in New York City ⓘ social tensions between classes and races ⓘ wartime anxiety during War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased racial repression
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mass arrests ⓘ public executions ⓘ tightening of slave codes in New York ⓘ transportation of suspects to Caribbean colonies ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1742 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalInterpretation |
evidence for an organized plot is considered weak
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often compared to Salem witch trials ⓘ widely regarded by historians as a moral panic ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Daniel Horsmanden
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Governor George Clarke ⓘ John Peter Zenger ⓘ Mary Burton ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
British America
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New York City ⓘ Province of New York ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
New York slave owners
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colonial authorities of New York ⓘ enslaved Africans ⓘ poor white laborers ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1741 ⓘ |
| legalProcess |
grand jury investigations
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multiple criminal trials ⓘ Court of Oyer and Terminer ⓘ
surface form:
special court of oyer and terminer
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| mainSubject |
judicial persecution
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mass hysteria ⓘ racial violence in colonial America ⓘ slavery in New York ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleArrested | over 150 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleExecutedByBurning | 13 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleHanged | 17 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleTransported | over 70 ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of New York City
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history of slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
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colonial era in North America ⓘ |
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Subject: New York Conspiracy of 1741 Description of subject: The New York Conspiracy of 1741 was a suspected slave and poor white uprising in colonial New York City that led to mass arrests, trials, and executions amid widespread panic and dubious evidence.
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