Massachusetts Circular Letter

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:addressedTo other colonial legislatures
gptkbp:author gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:James_Otis_Jr.
gptkbp:dateWritten 1768
gptkbp:effect increased tensions between colonies and Britain
inspired other colonies to resist British policies
led to dissolution of Massachusetts legislature
gptkbp:historicalSignificance helped unify colonial opposition to British rule
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts Circular Letter
gptkbp:locationWritten gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:purpose protest against the Townshend Acts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:response gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Lord_Hillsborough
ordered Massachusetts to rescind the letter
threatened to dissolve the legislature
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Townshend_Acts
taxation without representation
colonial rights
gptkbp:writtenBy gptkb:Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3