Essays in the Boston Gazette
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"Essays in the Boston Gazette" is a series of influential political writings by Samuel Adams that helped galvanize colonial opposition to British rule in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
political writing
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series of political essays → |
| aim |
criticize British policies
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defend colonial liberties → mobilize colonial resistance → |
| associatedWithEvent |
American Revolution
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American Revolutionary movement → |
| associatedWithPerson |
Samuel Adams
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| associatedWithPlace |
Province of Massachusetts Bay
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| author |
Samuel Adams
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| circulationContext |
colonial American press
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| countryOfOrigin |
Thirteen Colonies
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| form |
anonymous and pseudonymous articles
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| genre |
political commentary
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political essay → |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American revolutionary ideology
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colonial public opinion → patriot movement in Massachusetts → |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the intellectual foundations of the American Revolution
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| ideology |
natural rights theory
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republicanism → |
| intendedAudience |
colonists in Massachusetts
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readers of the Boston Gazette → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
American liberty
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British imperial policy → colonial rights → opposition to British rule in the American colonies → taxation without representation → |
| medium |
newspaper essays
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| movement |
American colonial resistance movement
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| notableAuthor |
Samuel Adams
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| placeInHistory |
helped galvanize colonial opposition to British rule
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| politicalAlignment |
Patriot
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anti-British → |
| publicationLocation |
Boston
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| publishedIn |
Boston Gazette
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| publisher |
Boston Gazette newspaper
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| relatedTo |
Massachusetts patriot leadership
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Sons of Liberty → |
| rhetoricalStyle |
agitational
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persuasive → |
| timePeriod |
1760s
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1770s → pre-Revolutionary era → |
| typeOfWork |
journalistic political advocacy
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Samuel Adams
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notableWork |