Petition to the King
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Petition to the King was a formal appeal sent by the First Continental Congress to King George III in 1774, seeking redress of colonial grievances and reconciliation with Britain on the eve of the American Revolution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Address to the King | 1 |
| Petition to the King canonical | 1 |
| Petition to the King of Great Britain | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
ⓘ
petition ⓘ political document ⓘ |
| addressedToInstitution |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| addressee |
British Crown
ⓘ
George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
King George III
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Petition to the King
ⓘ
surface form:
Address to the King
Petition to the King ⓘ
surface form:
Petition to the King of Great Britain
|
| asserted | rights of Englishmen for colonists ⓘ |
| author | First Continental Congress ⓘ |
| consequence | contributed to colonial move toward independence ⓘ |
| country | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| date | 1774 ⓘ |
| documentType | formal address ⓘ |
| draftedBy | First Continental Congress ⓘ |
| field |
American political history
ⓘ
constitutional history of the United States ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Olive Branch Petition
ⓘ
Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Thirteen Colonies
ⓘ
surface form:
Thirteen American Colonies
|
| historicalContext |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
First Continental Congress ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | eve of the American Revolution ⓘ |
| ideology | loyalty to monarchy with demand for rights ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | non-binding appeal ⓘ |
| location | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| medium | written text ⓘ |
| partOf | events leading to the American Revolution ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | loyalist in form, conciliatory ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Boston Tea Party
ⓘ
Intolerable Acts ⓘ
surface form:
Coercive Acts
|
| purpose |
reconciliation with Great Britain
ⓘ
seek redress of colonial grievances ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Continental Association
ⓘ
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress ⓘ Olive Branch Petition ⓘ |
| requested | repeal of oppressive legislation ⓘ |
| result | ignored by British government ⓘ |
| signatory | delegates of the First Continental Congress ⓘ |
| stance |
professed loyalty to King George III
ⓘ
requested protection of colonial rights ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| topic |
American colonial grievances
ⓘ
British imperial policy ⓘ Intolerable Acts ⓘ taxation without representation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Petition to the King of Great Britain
this entity surface form:
Address to the King