Loyalists in New Jersey
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Loyalists in New Jersey were colonial residents who remained aligned with and supportive of British rule during the American Revolutionary War, opposing the revolutionary movement in the colony.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Loyalists in New Jersey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7948203 — 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.
Target entity: Loyalists in New Jersey Context triple: [revolutionary government of New Jersey, opposedBy, Loyalists in New Jersey]
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New Jersey militia
The New Jersey militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that played a key role in local defense and support of Continental Army operations during the American Revolutionary War.
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Crown Colony of New Jersey
The Crown Colony of New Jersey was a British royal colony in North America that existed from the early 18th century until the American Revolution, encompassing the unified territory of what had previously been separate proprietary colonies.
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East Jersey
East Jersey was the northeastern proprietary division of colonial New Jersey, encompassing the area around present-day New York Harbor and much of what is now northern and central New Jersey.
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West Jersey
West Jersey was the western division of colonial New Jersey, a proprietary English colony in North America during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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revolutionary government of New Jersey
The revolutionary government of New Jersey was the Patriot-led provisional authority that governed New Jersey during the American Revolution after breaking from British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Loyalists in New Jersey Target entity description: Loyalists in New Jersey were colonial residents who remained aligned with and supportive of British rule during the American Revolutionary War, opposing the revolutionary movement in the colony.
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A.
New Jersey militia
The New Jersey militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that played a key role in local defense and support of Continental Army operations during the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Crown Colony of New Jersey
The Crown Colony of New Jersey was a British royal colony in North America that existed from the early 18th century until the American Revolution, encompassing the unified territory of what had previously been separate proprietary colonies.
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C.
East Jersey
East Jersey was the northeastern proprietary division of colonial New Jersey, encompassing the area around present-day New York Harbor and much of what is now northern and central New Jersey.
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D.
West Jersey
West Jersey was the western division of colonial New Jersey, a proprietary English colony in North America during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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E.
revolutionary government of New Jersey
The revolutionary government of New Jersey was the Patriot-led provisional authority that governed New Jersey during the American Revolution after breaking from British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical community
ⓘ
political group ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
New Jersey Confiscation Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Jersey Test Laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf | colonial residents of New Jersey ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1783 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
internal division within families and communities
ⓘ
opposition to revolutionary committees ⓘ property confiscation risk ⓘ subject to persecution by Patriots ⓘ support for British rule ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
postwar migration to Britain
ⓘ
postwar migration to New Brunswick ⓘ postwar migration to Nova Scotia ⓘ postwar migration to Quebec ⓘ |
| hasDemographic |
enslaved Africans
ⓘ
free Black people ⓘ men ⓘ women ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
government officials
ⓘ
landed gentry ⓘ merchants ⓘ professionals ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Middle Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil conflict in New Jersey ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
subject to banishment laws
ⓘ
subject to confiscation acts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Province of New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Monmouth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Princeton NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Trenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Patriots in New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
American independence
ⓘ
revolutionary movement in New Jersey ⓘ |
| partOf | Loyalists in the American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
Presbyterian ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
Quakerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1775 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British provincial troops ⓘ |
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Subject: Loyalists in New Jersey Description of subject: Loyalists in New Jersey were colonial residents who remained aligned with and supportive of British rule during the American Revolutionary War, opposing the revolutionary movement in the colony.
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