First Provincial Congress

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Canadian_government
gptkbp:addressed gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkbp:administered_by gptkb:Declaration_of_Rights_and_Grievances
gptkbp:advocated_for Self-governance
gptkbp:cabinet_member gptkb:Massachusetts_Provincial_Assembly
gptkbp:calls_for militia training
Economic sanctions against Britain
gptkbp:created Provincial Congress system
gptkbp:date October 1774
gptkbp:disbanded October 1774
gptkbp:discusses Independence from Britain
gptkbp:emphasizes Rights of the colonists
gptkbp:encouraged Local governance
gptkbp:established gptkb:Committees_of_Correspondence
Political framework for resistance
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Second_Provincial_Congress
gptkbp:formed gptkb:Provincial_Congress_of_Massachusetts
gptkbp:goal Address grievances against British rule
gptkbp:has_meetings Representatives from Massachusetts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Provincial Congress
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:First_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for Colonial leaders
gptkbp:is_attended_by gptkb:Patriot
delegates from 15 towns
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:Historical_records
gptkbp:is_recognized_by A pivotal moment in American history
gptkbp:is_significant_for Mobilizing colonial opposition
gptkbp:led_to Increased colonial unity
gptkbp:location gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:meets gptkb:Faneuil_Hall
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Joseph_Warren
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:John_Hancock
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Massachusetts_Assembly
gptkbp:promoted Civil disobedience
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:Continental_Association
gptkbp:resolved_to boycott British goods
gptkbp:result Formation of a Continental Congress
gptkbp:significance First unified colonial response to British policies
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Second_Provincial_Congress
gptkbp:supported gptkb:Continental_Association
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for Subsequent congresses
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to American independence
gptkbp:was_a_response_to British military actions
Colonial dissatisfaction
gptkbp:was_characterized_by Debate and discussion
gptkbp:was_convened_in response to the Intolerable Acts
gptkbp:was_influenced_by Enlightenment ideas
Colonial grievances
gptkbp:was_part_of Colonial resistance movement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Massachusetts_Provincial_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4