Stamp Act Congress

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:discusses taxation without representation
colonial rights
British policies
gptkbp:dissolved 1766
October 1765
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:formed 1765
October 1765
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:public_opinion
gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkb:historical_memory
gptkb:protests
gptkb:colonialism
gptkb:political_theory
gptkb:legal_case
American identity
political discourse
colonial resistance
economic grievances
colonial governance
British colonial policy
mercantilism
taxation policies
civil disobedience
social contract theory
colonial charters
enlightenment ideas
political mobilization
colonial assemblies
revolutionary sentiment
colonial grievances
colonial identity
legacy of resistance
imperial governance
foundations of democracy
rights of Englishmen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stamp Act Congress
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Sons_of_Liberty
gptkbp:is_attended_by representatives from nine colonies
gptkbp:led_to repeal of the Stamp Act
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:27
gptkbp:notable_participants gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:James_Otis
gptkb:John_Dickinson
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Declaration_of_Rights_and_Grievances
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Stamp_Act
gptkbp:purpose protest against the Stamp Act
gptkbp:resulted_in increased colonial unity
political activism
boycotts of British goods
gptkbp:significance first unified colonial response to British taxation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:the_Stamp_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4