Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:consists_of |
gptkb:Boston_Port_Act
gptkb:Administration_of_Justice_Act gptkb:Massachusetts_Government_Act gptkb:Quartering_Act_of_1774 |
| gptkbp:created |
unified colonial opposition
|
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
1774
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| gptkbp:depicted_in |
a violation of colonial rights
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:British_Parliament
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
sparked colonial resistance
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Coercive Acts
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| gptkbp:included |
provisions for trials outside of Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:increased |
calls for independence
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
American revolutionary sentiment
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| gptkbp:inspired |
protests in other colonies
|
| gptkbp:is_targeted_at |
gptkb:Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:known_as |
gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
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| gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:the_Declaration_of_Independence
gptkb:First_Continental_Congress formation of Committees of Correspondence |
| gptkbp:prompted |
boycotts of British goods
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to punish the Massachusetts colonists
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| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:the_American_Revolutionary_War
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| gptkbp:responds_to |
gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
increased tensions between Britain and the American colonies
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| gptkbp:were |
a significant event in American history
a direct challenge to colonial autonomy a response to colonial defiance a series of punitive measures a catalyst for revolution part of a larger conflict a series of laws that united the colonies against Britain a significant factor in the American struggle for independence a significant legislative act in British colonial policy a major point of contention between Britain and the colonies a key factor in the American Revolution a legislative response to colonial protests a major factor in the escalation of conflict a pivotal moment in the lead-up to independence a precursor to the Revolutionary War a response to colonial unrest a response to the Boston Tea Party's aftermath a response to the growing revolutionary sentiment a series of acts that escalated tensions a series of laws passed in 1774 a source of colonial grievances a turning point in colonial relations with Britain met with widespread opposition rejected by colonial assemblies seen as oppressive by colonists a catalyst for the formation of a united colonial front met with the formation of the Continental Association |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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