Statements (53)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_events
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gptkbp:caused_by |
gptkb:American_Revolution
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gptkbp:contributed_to |
Formation of the Continental Congress
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gptkbp:depicted_in |
Unfair taxation
A violation of colonial rights An assertion of British authority |
gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:British_Parliament
1767 |
gptkbp:highlights |
Colonial grievances
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Legacy of Townshend Acts
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gptkbp:included |
Taxes on imported goods
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gptkbp:increased |
Tensions between Britain and the colonies
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gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:The_Declaration_of_Independence
Colonial resistance movements |
gptkbp:inspired |
Pamphlets and writings against British rule
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gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
Colonial anger towards Britain
|
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
Historical analysis
|
gptkbp:is_affected_by |
Trade relations between Britain and the colonies
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gptkbp:is_associated_with |
Economic hardship for colonists
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
Colonial merchants
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gptkbp:is_debated_in |
Colonial newspapers
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gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
Colonial assemblies
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:Sons_of_Liberty
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gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
Increased smuggling Increased colonial unity Formation of Committees of Correspondence |
gptkbp:meets |
Protests and riots
Colonial boycotts |
gptkbp:named_after |
gptkb:Charles_Townshend
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gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:American_history
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gptkbp:prompted |
Writs of assistance
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gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:1770
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gptkbp:resulted_in |
gptkb:Repeal_of_Townshend_duties
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gptkbp:sparked |
Boycotts of British goods
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gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for |
Political activism in the colonies
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gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
gptkb:The_Boston_Massacre
The rise of revolutionary sentiment |
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to |
gptkb:The_Intolerable_Acts
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
Colonial boycotts of British goods
Colonial economic independence efforts Stamp Act protests |
gptkbp:was_a_significant_cause_of |
The Revolutionary War.
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gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for |
Colonial-British relations
|
gptkbp:was_characterized_by |
Taxation without representation
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gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
Mercantilist policies
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gptkbp:was_part_of |
British taxation policy
The British strategy to control the colonies The larger context of colonial discontent The lead-up to the Revolutionary War The struggle for American independence |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Charles_Townshend
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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