Charleston Tea Party
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The Charleston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in Charleston, South Carolina, in which residents seized and stored taxed British tea rather than allow its sale, reflecting growing resistance that paralleled the more famous Boston Tea Party.
All labels observed (1)
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| Charleston Tea Party canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Charleston Tea Party Context triple: [Charleston, significantEvent, Charleston Tea Party]
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A.
Boston Tea Party
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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B.
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists in 1770 that intensified anti-British sentiment and helped spark the American Revolution.
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C.
Wilmington insurrection of 1898
The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 was a violent white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, in which elected Black and biracial city leaders were overthrown, Black residents were terrorized and killed, and a democratically elected government was replaced by white Democrats.
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D.
Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a 1790s uprising of frontier farmers in western Pennsylvania protesting a federal excise tax on distilled spirits, which tested and ultimately affirmed the authority of the new U.S. government under President George Washington.
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E.
Stono Rebellion
The Stono Rebellion was a major 1739 slave uprising in colonial South Carolina that became one of the largest and most significant acts of resistance by enslaved Africans in British North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charleston Tea Party Target entity description: The Charleston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in Charleston, South Carolina, in which residents seized and stored taxed British tea rather than allow its sale, reflecting growing resistance that paralleled the more famous Boston Tea Party.
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A.
Boston Tea Party
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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B.
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists in 1770 that intensified anti-British sentiment and helped spark the American Revolution.
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C.
Wilmington insurrection of 1898
The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 was a violent white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, in which elected Black and biracial city leaders were overthrown, Black residents were terrorized and killed, and a democratically elected government was replaced by white Democrats.
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D.
Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a 1790s uprising of frontier farmers in western Pennsylvania protesting a federal excise tax on distilled spirits, which tested and ultimately affirmed the authority of the new U.S. government under President George Washington.
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E.
Stono Rebellion
The Stono Rebellion was a major 1739 slave uprising in colonial South Carolina that became one of the largest and most significant acts of resistance by enslaved Africans in British North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial protest
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event in the American colonies ⓘ political protest ⓘ |
| country |
British America
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Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| followedBy | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Tea Act
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opposition to taxation without representation ⓘ taxation of British tea ⓘ |
| hasContext |
growing colonial resistance to British taxation
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prelude to the American Revolution ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to revolutionary sentiment in South Carolina
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demonstrated colonial willingness to defy British trade regulations ⓘ increased colonial resistance to British policies ⓘ paralleled the Boston Tea Party ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Charleston, South Carolina
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linked to:
Charleston
Province of South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British tea imports
ⓘ
imperial taxation policy ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
American colonial period
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linked to:
Colonial America
pre-Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| mannerOfProtest |
seizure of British tea cargo
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storage of tea to prevent its sale ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
less famous than the Boston Tea Party
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occurred the same year as the Boston Tea Party ⓘ tea was seized and stored rather than destroyed ⓘ |
| opposed |
British tea tax
ⓘ
sale of taxed British tea ⓘ |
| opposedBy | British authorities ⓘ |
| participant |
American colonists
ⓘ
Charleston residents ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1773 ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Boston Tea Party
ⓘ
Tea Act protests ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American Revolution
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linked to:
American Revolutionary era
colonial resistance movements ⓘ |
| significance |
example of organized non-importation and non-consumption of taxed goods
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illustrates Southern colonial participation in resistance to Britain ⓘ |
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Subject: Charleston Tea Party Description of subject: The Charleston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in Charleston, South Carolina, in which residents seized and stored taxed British tea rather than allow its sale, reflecting growing resistance that paralleled the more famous Boston Tea Party.
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