Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:breeding_behavior |
gptkb:American_Colonies
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
tensions between Britain and colonies
|
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
April 5, 1764
|
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
a violation of rights
a catalyst for change a threat to colonial liberties an infringement on colonial autonomy |
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:British_Parliament
|
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:wine
gptkb:indigo gptkb:Silk gptkb:coffee sugar molasses British customs officials |
| gptkbp:established |
admiralty courts
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sugar Act of 1764
|
| gptkbp:increased |
customs enforcement
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:American_Revolution
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
reducing colonial trade with non-British entities
reducing illegal trade |
| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
the colonial press
colonial boycotts legal arguments in colonial courts |
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a precursor to the Stamp Act
|
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
due to taxation without representation
its economic impact on colonists its impact on colonial economy |
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
town meetings
colonial legislatures |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
regulate trade
|
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
raise funds for British military presence
to pay off war debts |
| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
the rise of revolutionary sentiment
|
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
merchants and traders
colonial assemblies colonial leaders the First Continental Congress colonial merchants the Sons of Liberty the Massachusetts Assembly |
| gptkbp:is_targeted_at |
gptkb:smuggling
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
boycotts of British goods
formation of resistance groups |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
colonial lawyers
|
| gptkbp:meets |
protests and petitions
widespread dissent |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Townshend_Acts
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
reduce smuggling and increase revenue
|
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:American_Revolution
|
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Stamp_Act_of_1765
|
| gptkbp:revenue |
gptkb:British_Treasury
|
| gptkbp:sparked |
colonial protests
|
| gptkbp:was_followed_by |
the Declaratory Act of 1766
|
| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
the Seven Years' War
|
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
the Navigation Acts
British taxation policy the lead-up to the American Revolution the struggle for American independence the larger framework of British colonial governance the British economic strategy the larger context of British colonial policy |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:George_Grenville
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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