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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:category
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Colonial American history
Maritime incidents
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gptkbp:cause
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enforcement of customs laws
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Thirteen_Colonies
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gptkbp:date
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June 9, 1772
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gptkbp:describes
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The Gaspee Affair was the burning of the British customs schooner HMS Gaspee by American colonists in 1772.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gaspee Affair
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gptkbp:investigatedBy
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gptkb:British_Royal_Commission
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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gptkb:British_Empire
American colonists
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkb:Narragansett_Bay
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:John_Brown
gptkb:Lieutenant_William_Dudingston
gptkb:Abraham_Whipple
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
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gptkbp:result
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No colonists were convicted
destruction of HMS Gaspee
increased tensions leading to American Revolution
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gptkbp:significance
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Considered a precursor to the American Revolution
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations
gptkb:Narragansett_Bay
gptkb:Pawtuxet_Village
gptkb:Warwick,_Rhode_Island
gptkb:History_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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