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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:cause
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gptkb:Stamp_Act_1765
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy
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historical reenactments
museum exhibits
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gptkbp:endDate
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1766
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Stamp Act Crisis
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gptkbp:influenced
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colonial unity
future acts of resistance
rise of revolutionary sentiment
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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British imperial policy
British need for revenue after Seven Years' War
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Thirteen_Colonies
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gptkbp:mainEvent
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boycotts of British goods
widespread protests
attacks on stamp distributors
effigy burnings
formation of the Stamp Act Congress
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gptkbp:notableLeader
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gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:James_Otis_Jr.
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
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gptkbp:notableParticipant
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gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkb:Sons_of_Liberty
gptkb:Stamp_Act_Congress
American colonists
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:print
lawyers
merchants
colonial newspapers
ordinary colonists
colonial assemblies
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gptkbp:relatedLegislation
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gptkb:Declaratory_Act_1766
gptkb:Stamp_Act_1765
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
gptkb:Townshend_Acts
gptkb:Declaratory_Act
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Repeal_of_the_Stamp_Act
Increased colonial resistance to British rule
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gptkbp:significance
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first major coordinated colonial resistance to British policy
helped unite the colonies
set precedent for future protests
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gptkbp:startDate
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1765
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cadwallader_Colden_(as_acting_governor_of_New_York)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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