The Gaspee Affair

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:commemorated_by historical societies
local events
gptkbp:featured_in gptkb:John_Brown
gptkbp:flash_type colonial activism
gptkbp:founded_in the Gaspee Commission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Gaspee Affair
gptkbp:influenced future revolutionary actions
gptkbp:inspired other acts of defiance
gptkbp:investigates gptkb:Rhode_Island_Assembly
gptkbp:involved American colonists
gptkbp:involved_the_burning_of gptkb:HMS_Gaspee
gptkbp:involvement violence against British authority
gptkbp:involves gptkb:HMS_Gaspee
gptkbp:is_a_moment_of the struggle for American rights
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of historical research
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Sons of Liberty
gptkbp:is_cited_in American revolutionary history
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:historical_texts
gptkbp:is_featured_in historical documentaries
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to gptkb:the_Boston_Massacre
gptkbp:is_often_referenced_in political discussions about rebellion
gptkbp:is_recognized_as a key event in American history.
gptkbp:is_remembered_for colonial governance
an act of rebellion
its role in anti-British sentiment
gptkbp:is_significant_for colonial resistance
civil disobedience
gptkbp:is_studied_in American history courses
gptkbp:key_event the history of Rhode Island
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:music_style colonists and British officials
gptkbp:notable_event the history of maritime law
the lead-up to the American Revolution
gptkbp:occurred_during_the_period_of gptkb:the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:occurs_in 1772
gptkbp:participated_in local militia
gptkbp:reported_by colonial newspapers
gptkbp:takes_place_in gptkb:Narragansett_Bay
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for the formation of Committees of Correspondence
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of colonial unity
the power of grassroots movements
gptkbp:was_a_direct_challenge_to British naval authority
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to gptkb:the_Declaration_of_Independence
gptkb:the_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:was_a_response_to British taxation policies
the Navigation Acts
gptkbp:was_a_result_of growing discontent among colonists
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for colonial resistance movements
gptkbp:was_characterized_by mob action
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:the_Boston_Tea_Party
gptkbp:was_part_of protests against British rule
the larger context of colonial unrest
gptkbp:was_part_of_the_larger_narrative_of American independence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4