British colonial authorities in New York

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British colonial authorities in New York were the representatives of the British Crown who governed the colony, enforced imperial policies, and attempted to suppress growing revolutionary resistance in the years leading up to the American Revolution.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British imperial authority ⓘ
colonial government ⓘ
aimedTo preserve British sovereignty over New York ⓘ
suppress revolutionary resistance ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction City of New York ⓘ
linked to: New York City

Province of New York ⓘ
appliesToPeriod American Revolutionary War ⓘ
American colonial period ⓘ
pre‑Revolutionary era ⓘ
capital New York City ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
endTime 1783 ⓘ
enforced Navigation Acts ⓘ
Quartering Act ⓘ
Stamp Act ⓘ
linked to: Stamp Act 1765

Tea Act ⓘ
Townshend Acts ⓘ
follows Dutch colonial authorities in New Netherland ⓘ
governedBy Orders in Council ⓘ
linked to: Orders of Council

imperial statutes ⓘ
royal charters ⓘ
royal instructions ⓘ
hasDuty administer justice ⓘ
collect customs duties ⓘ
defend the colony ⓘ
enforce imperial trade regulations ⓘ
implement British tax laws ⓘ
maintain public order ⓘ
regulate colonial legislature ⓘ
suppress rebellion ⓘ
hasRole British military commanders ⓘ
British naval officers ⓘ
colonial council ⓘ
colonial secretary ⓘ
governor ⓘ
imperial customs officials ⓘ
lieutenant governor ⓘ
mayor of New York City ⓘ
royal attorney general ⓘ
royal judges ⓘ
sheriffs ⓘ
tax collectors ⓘ
location British America ⓘ
New York ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
opposedBy New York colonial assembly ⓘ
Patriot leaders in New York ⓘ
Sons of Liberty in New York ⓘ
partOf British Empire ⓘ
British colonial administration in North America ⓘ
linked to: British America
replacedBy Continental and state authorities in New York ⓘ
State government of New York ⓘ
significantEvent New York Stamp Act crisis ⓘ
linked to: Stamp Act Congress

New York tea protests ⓘ
occupation of New York City by British forces ⓘ
suspension of New York assembly under Quartering Act ⓘ
startTime 1664 ⓘ
subordinateTo Board of Trade ⓘ
British Crown ⓘ
British Parliament ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
supportedBy Loyalists in New York ⓘ
used British Army garrisons in New York ⓘ
Royal Navy presence in New York Harbor ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New York Sons of Liberty → opposedBy → British colonial authorities in New York ⓘ
British occupation of New York City → administrativeCenterFor → British military government in New York ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in New York
New York frontier → governedBy → Province of New York colonial authorities ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in New York
Adolphus Philipse → politicalAlignment → British colonial government in New York ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in New York
New York tea protests → opposedBy → British authorities in New York ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in New York
Captain Kidd → employer → New York colonial authorities ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in New York