Boston Tea Party
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The Boston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in which American colonists, opposing British taxation, boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped chests of tea into the water, helping spark the American Revolution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Boston Tea Party canonical | 50 |
| British East India Company tea | 1 |
| Destruction of the Tea in Boston Harbor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2043 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Boston Tea Party Context triple: [Massachusetts, historicalEvent, Boston Tea Party]
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Thirteen Colonies
The Thirteen Colonies were the original British settlements along the Atlantic coast of North America that united to declare independence and form the United States.
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Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a massive U.S.-led economic aid program launched after World War II to rebuild and stabilize war-torn European countries and contain the spread of communism.
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Everett, Massachusetts, United States
Everett, Massachusetts, United States, is a small industrial city just north of Boston known historically for its manufacturing base and as the birthplace of influential engineer and science administrator Vannevar Bush.
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Douglas
Douglas is a masculine given name of Scottish origin that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States, serving as the nation’s political center and home to its federal government institutions.
- 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: Boston Tea Party Target entity description: The Boston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in which American colonists, opposing British taxation, boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped chests of tea into the water, helping spark the American Revolution.
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A.
Thirteen Colonies
The Thirteen Colonies were the original British settlements along the Atlantic coast of North America that united to declare independence and form the United States.
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B.
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a massive U.S.-led economic aid program launched after World War II to rebuild and stabilize war-torn European countries and contain the spread of communism.
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C.
Everett, Massachusetts, United States
Everett, Massachusetts, United States, is a small industrial city just north of Boston known historically for its manufacturing base and as the birthplace of influential engineer and science administrator Vannevar Bush.
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D.
Douglas
Douglas is a masculine given name of Scottish origin that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.
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E.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States, serving as the nation’s political center and home to its federal government institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial protest
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historical event ⓘ political protest ⓘ |
| aftermath |
closure of Boston Harbor under the Boston Port Act
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heightened colonial resistance ⓘ stationing of additional British troops in Boston ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Destruction of the Tea in Boston Harbor
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linked to:
Boston Tea Party
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| cause |
British taxation policies
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Tea Act of 1773 ⓘ
linked to:
Tea Act
monopoly of the British East India Company on tea sales ⓘ taxation without representation ⓘ |
| colony |
Province of Massachusetts Bay
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linked to:
Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| commemoratedBy | Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | December 16 (annual commemorations) ⓘ |
| country |
British America
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linked to:
Thirteen Colonies
|
| date | 1773-12-16 ⓘ |
| estimatedTeaChestsDestroyed | 342 ⓘ |
| estimatedTeaValue | about £10,000 (1773 value) ⓘ |
| estimatedTeaWeight | approximately 90,000 pounds ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key event leading to the American Revolution ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtTime | illegal act under British law ⓘ |
| location |
Boston Harbor
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linked to:
Port of Boston
Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| method |
boarding ships in Boston Harbor
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destruction of tea cargo ⓘ dumping tea chests into the water ⓘ |
| movement | American colonial resistance movement ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsInvolved | 3 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British authorities in Massachusetts
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British government ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
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| opposedPolicy |
Tea Act
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Townshend Acts (tea tax component) ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Sons of Liberty ⓘ |
| participant |
American colonists
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linked to:
Thirteen Colonies
John Hancock ⓘ Paul Revere ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ
linked to:
Paul Revere
members of the Sons of Liberty ⓘ |
| partOf | events leading to the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| result |
convening of the First Continental Congress
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linked to:
First Continental Congress
increased tensions between Britain and the American colonies ⓘ passage of the Coercive Acts ⓘ unification of colonial opposition to British rule ⓘ |
| shipInvolved |
Beaver
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Dartmouth ⓘ Eleanor ⓘ |
| sloganAssociated | no taxation without representation ⓘ |
| target |
British East India Company tea
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linked to:
Boston Tea Party
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| year | 1773 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Boston Tea Party Description of subject: The Boston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in which American colonists, opposing British taxation, boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped chests of tea into the water, helping spark the American Revolution.
Referenced by (52)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Boston Tea Party
linked to: Boston Tea Party
subject linked to:
Boston is a major city in New England
subject linked to:
Administration of Justice Act
Observations on the Act of Parliament commonly called the Boston Port-Bill
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History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
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