Flushing Remonstrance

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:associated_with tolerance and diversity
gptkbp:author Dutch settlers
gptkbp:content_type gptkb:protests
gptkbp:context gptkb:New_Netherland
gptkbp:contributed_to American Enlightenment ideals
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of civil rights
gptkbp:famous_fight gptkb:Dutch_Reformed_Church
gptkbp:format gptkb:manuscripts
gptkbp:historical_context Dutch colonial rule
gptkbp:historical_impact set precedent for future petitions
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:colonialism
gptkbp:historical_significance first formal protest against religious intolerance in New York
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Flushing Remonstrance
gptkbp:impact establishment of religious tolerance
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:U._S._Constitution's_First_Amendment
later religious freedom movements
New York's religious landscape
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:European_Enlightenment_thinkers
gptkbp:inspired New York's religious freedom laws
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of local Quakers
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Flushing Remonstrance Day
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal cases regarding religious freedom
gptkbp:is_recognized_as foundational document for religious liberty
gptkbp:language gptkb:Dutch
gptkbp:location gptkb:Flushing,_New_York
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:John_Bowne
gptkbp:notable_wins increased awareness of civil liberties
gptkbp:outcome protection of Quakers and other dissenters
gptkbp:preservation_efforts well-preserved
gptkbp:preserved_by gptkb:New_York_State_Archives
gptkbp:recognized_by gptkb:New_York_City_Council
gptkbp:related_event Quaker persecution
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:civil_rights_movements
gptkb:freedom_of_assembly
gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:Peter_Stuyvesant
freedom of speech
freedom of conscience
gptkbp:resolution one page
gptkbp:signed_by December 27, 1657
gptkbp:significance early expression of religious freedom
gptkbp:year 1657
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Flushing,_New_York
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4