Massachusetts Government Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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| gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay
|
| gptkbp:effect |
altered Massachusetts charter
limited self-government in Massachusetts restricted town meetings |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
helped unite colonies against British rule
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Massachusetts Government Act
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:Intolerable_Act
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
|
| gptkbp:passedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to increase royal control over Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Administration_of_Justice_Act
gptkb:Boston_Port_Act gptkb:Quartering_Act |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
No
|
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:King_George_III
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
20 May 1774
|
| gptkbp:type |
contributed to American Revolution
opposed by American colonists |
| gptkbp:year |
1774
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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