Intolerable Acts
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The Intolerable Acts were a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the Massachusetts colonists, especially Boston, for the Boston Tea Party, helping to spark the American Revolutionary War.
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Target entity: Intolerable Acts Context triple: [Battles of Lexington and Concord, precededBy, Intolerable Acts]
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Tea Act
The Tea Act was a 1773 British law granting the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, helping spark colonial resistance that led to the American Revolution.
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Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in which American colonists, opposing British taxation, boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped chests of tea into the water, helping spark the American Revolution.
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists in 1770 that intensified anti-British sentiment and helped spark the American Revolution.
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Townshend Acts (tea tax component)
The Townshend Acts (tea tax component) were British parliamentary measures that imposed duties on imported tea to the American colonies, becoming a major source of colonial resentment and a key trigger for events like the Boston Tea Party.
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Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a secretive, radical colonial American group that led protests and direct action against British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Intolerable Acts Target entity description: The Intolerable Acts were a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the Massachusetts colonists, especially Boston, for the Boston Tea Party, helping to spark the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a 1773 British law granting the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, helping spark colonial resistance that led to the American Revolution.
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B.
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in which American colonists, opposing British taxation, boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped chests of tea into the water, helping spark the American Revolution.
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C.
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists in 1770 that intensified anti-British sentiment and helped spark the American Revolution.
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D.
Townshend Acts (tea tax component)
The Townshend Acts (tea tax component) were British parliamentary measures that imposed duties on imported tea to the American colonies, becoming a major source of colonial resentment and a key trigger for events like the Boston Tea Party.
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E.
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a secretive, radical colonial American group that led protests and direct action against British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British parliamentary legislation
ⓘ
series of laws ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Intolerable Acts
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surface form:
Coercive Acts
Intolerable Acts ⓘ
surface form:
Punitive Acts
|
| appliesTo | American colonists in New England ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| causeOf |
First Continental Congress
ⓘ
escalation of tensions leading to the American Revolutionary War ⓘ increased colonial unity ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Acts of Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain
|
| genre | punitive legislation ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
allowance of quartering British troops in private homes
ⓘ
closure of Boston Harbor ⓘ establishment of Roman Catholicism’s free practice in Quebec ⓘ expansion of Quebec’s territory ⓘ restriction of town meetings in Massachusetts ⓘ transfer of trials of British officials to other colonies or to Britain ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Administration of Justice Act
ⓘ
Intolerable Acts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Boston Port Act
Intolerable Acts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Government Act
Quartering Act ⓘ
surface form:
Quartering Act of 1774
Quebec Act ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolutionary era
|
| influenced |
Declaration of Independence grievances
ⓘ
colonial views on British tyranny ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed or superseded ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| location | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| mainSubject | American colonial governance ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | Boston Tea Party ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Thirteen Colonies
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surface form:
American colonists
First Continental Congress ⓘ Patriot leaders ⓘ |
| partOf | causes of the American Revolution ⓘ |
| purpose |
punish Massachusetts colonists
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reassert British authority over the colonies ⓘ |
| regulates |
housing of British troops in the colonies
ⓘ
structure of Massachusetts colonial government ⓘ trade through Boston Harbor ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
adoption of the Suffolk Resolves
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colonial boycotts of British goods ⓘ |
| startTime | 1774 ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1774 ⓘ |
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Subject: Intolerable Acts Description of subject: The Intolerable Acts were a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the Massachusetts colonists, especially Boston, for the Boston Tea Party, helping to spark the American Revolutionary War.
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