Properties (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:composedOf |
gptkb:Boston_Port_Act
gptkb:Quebec_Act gptkb:Administration_of_Justice_Act gptkb:Massachusetts_Government_Act Quartering Act |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkb:the_American_Revolutionary_War |
| gptkbp:encouraged |
formation_of_Committees_of_Correspondence
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
catalyst for revolution
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Intolerable Acts
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| gptkbp:impact |
colonial governance
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Declaration of Independence
|
| gptkbp:inspiration |
patriotic literature
|
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
political activism
merchants and traders the clergy women's groups colonial leaders legal protests the educated elite legal_arguments |
| gptkbp:isCitedIn |
colonial assemblies
|
| gptkbp:isComposedOf |
public demonstrations
|
| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
intellectuals
lack of representation harsh measures |
| gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy |
they violated colonial charters
|
| gptkbp:isKnownFor |
a violation of rights
a catalyst for change a turning point in history an overreach of power a direct threat to liberty |
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
the struggle for independence
the colonial resistance movement British_colonial_policy the_lead-up_to_the_American_Revolution the_larger_context_of_British_taxation |
| gptkbp:isReferencedBy |
local militias
the general populace |
| gptkbp:isRegardedAs |
tyranny_by_colonists
|
| gptkbp:isRelatedTo |
international attention
calls for action non-importation agreements widespread outrage |
| gptkbp:isUsedBy |
a rallying cry
mobilize public opinion |
| gptkbp:isUtilizedFor |
gptkb:Continental_Congress
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
gptkb:Sons_of_Liberty
gptkb:First_Continental_Congress military preparations in colonies |
| gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs |
Coercive Acts
|
| gptkbp:providesSupportFor |
independence movement
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
punish_Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:raisesAwarenessAbout |
American_Colonies_and_Great_Britain
|
| gptkbp:respondsTo |
gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
boycotts_of_British_goods
|
| gptkbp:sparked |
colonial resistance
|
| gptkbp:triggerType |
protests and riots
|
| gptkbp:wasEducatedAt |
civil disobedience
suppressing dissent |
| gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn |
colonial courts
|
| gptkbp:wasFoundedIn |
the formation of a unified colonial front
uniting the colonies |
| gptkbp:wasSupportedBy |
pamphleteers
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1774
|