Revenue Act of 1767
E218403
The Revenue Act of 1767 was a British law imposing duties on imports to the American colonies, becoming a major source of colonial resentment that helped spark the American Revolution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Townshend Revenue Act | 3 |
| Revenue Act of 1767 canonical | 1 |
| Townshend Revenue Act 1767 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1955103 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Revenue Act of 1767 Context triple: [Townshend Acts era, hasPart, Revenue Act of 1767]
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A.
Revenue Act 1766
The Revenue Act of 1766 was a British law that revised colonial taxation after the repeal of earlier duties, forming part of the broader imperial policies that fueled growing tensions between Britain and its American colonies.
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B.
Sugar Act 1764
The Sugar Act of 1764 was a British revenue-raising law that tightened customs enforcement and imposed duties on sugar and molasses in the American colonies, contributing to growing colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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C.
Stamp Act 1765
The Stamp Act 1765 was a British parliamentary tax on printed materials in the American colonies that sparked widespread protest and helped catalyze the movement toward the American Revolution.
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D.
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a 1773 British law granting the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, helping spark colonial resistance that led to the American Revolution.
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E.
Townshend Acts (tea tax component)
The Townshend Acts (tea tax component) were British parliamentary measures that imposed duties on imported tea to the American colonies, becoming a major source of colonial resentment and a key trigger for events like the Boston Tea Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Revenue Act of 1767 Target entity description: The Revenue Act of 1767 was a British law imposing duties on imports to the American colonies, becoming a major source of colonial resentment that helped spark the American Revolution.
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A.
Revenue Act 1766
The Revenue Act of 1766 was a British law that revised colonial taxation after the repeal of earlier duties, forming part of the broader imperial policies that fueled growing tensions between Britain and its American colonies.
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B.
Sugar Act 1764
The Sugar Act of 1764 was a British revenue-raising law that tightened customs enforcement and imposed duties on sugar and molasses in the American colonies, contributing to growing colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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C.
Stamp Act 1765
The Stamp Act 1765 was a British parliamentary tax on printed materials in the American colonies that sparked widespread protest and helped catalyze the movement toward the American Revolution.
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D.
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a 1773 British law granting the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, helping spark colonial resistance that led to the American Revolution.
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E.
Townshend Acts (tea tax component)
The Townshend Acts (tea tax component) were British parliamentary measures that imposed duties on imported tea to the American colonies, becoming a major source of colonial resentment and a key trigger for events like the Boston Tea Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of Great Britain
ⓘ
British statute ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Revenue Act of 1767
ⓘ
surface form:
Townshend Revenue Act
|
| appliesTo |
British America
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| authority |
George III of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
King George III
|
| caused |
colonial resentment toward British rule
ⓘ
strengthening of colonial opposition to taxation without representation ⓘ widespread protests in the American colonies ⓘ |
| controversy | taxation without representation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateEnacted |
1767
ⓘ
1767-06-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy | partial repeal of Townshend duties in 1770 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-Revolutionary America ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to breakdown of relations between Britain and the colonies
ⓘ
helped set stage for the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| imposedDutyOn |
glass
ⓘ
lead ⓘ paint ⓘ paper ⓘ tea ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Charles Townshend ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
colonial law
ⓘ
tax law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to make colonies contribute to cost of their defense
ⓘ
need to reduce British national debt ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Townshend ⓘ |
| partOf |
Townshend Acts (tea tax component)
ⓘ
surface form:
Townshend Acts
|
| policyType |
customs duty
ⓘ
external tax ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Stamp Act 1765
ⓘ
surface form:
Stamp Act of 1765
|
| purpose |
assert Parliament’s right to tax the American colonies
ⓘ
raise revenue from the British American colonies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
Boston Tea Party ⓘ Townshend Acts (tea tax component) ⓘ
surface form:
Townshend Duties
nonimportation agreements ⓘ |
| retainedDutyOn | tea ⓘ |
| revenueDestination |
payment of salaries for colonial governors
ⓘ
payment of salaries for colonial judges ⓘ support of British administration in the colonies ⓘ |
| signedBy |
George III of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
King George III
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Revenue Act of 1767 Description of subject: The Revenue Act of 1767 was a British law imposing duties on imports to the American colonies, becoming a major source of colonial resentment that helped spark the American Revolution.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Townshend Revenue Act
this entity surface form:
Townshend Revenue Act 1767
this entity surface form:
Townshend Revenue Act
this entity surface form:
Townshend Revenue Act