Tuscarora War
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The Tuscarora War was an early 18th-century conflict in colonial North Carolina between European settlers and the Tuscarora people that led to the tribe’s defeat and migration northward.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tuscarora War canonical | 17 |
| Tuscarora Indian War | 1 |
| Tuscarora War (1711–1715) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T142400 — 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.
Target entity: Tuscarora War Context triple: [Province of North Carolina, event, Tuscarora War]
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King Philip's War
King Philip's War was a devastating 17th-century conflict between Native American inhabitants of New England and English colonists that resulted in massive casualties, the destruction of many Indigenous communities, and a lasting shift in regional power.
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B.
Pequot War
The Pequot War was a brutal 1636–1638 conflict in New England between the Pequot tribe and English colonists (and their Native allies) that led to the near-destruction of the Pequot people and set a precedent for English–Native relations in colonial America.
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C.
Queen Anne's War
Queen Anne's War was the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession, fought between European colonial powers and their Native American allies in the early 18th century.
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D.
Northwest Indian War
The Northwest Indian War was a late 18th-century conflict in the Old Northwest between a confederation of Native American tribes, supported at times by the British, and the United States over control of the region following American independence.
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E.
King George's War
King George's War was the North American theater of the War of the Austrian Succession (1744–1748), marked by colonial conflicts between British and French forces and their Indigenous allies in New England and eastern Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tuscarora War Target entity description: The Tuscarora War was an early 18th-century conflict in colonial North Carolina between European settlers and the Tuscarora people that led to the tribe’s defeat and migration northward.
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A.
King Philip's War
King Philip's War was a devastating 17th-century conflict between Native American inhabitants of New England and English colonists that resulted in massive casualties, the destruction of many Indigenous communities, and a lasting shift in regional power.
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B.
Pequot War
The Pequot War was a brutal 1636–1638 conflict in New England between the Pequot tribe and English colonists (and their Native allies) that led to the near-destruction of the Pequot people and set a precedent for English–Native relations in colonial America.
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C.
Queen Anne's War
Queen Anne's War was the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession, fought between European colonial powers and their Native American allies in the early 18th century.
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D.
Northwest Indian War
The Northwest Indian War was a late 18th-century conflict in the Old Northwest between a confederation of Native American tribes, supported at times by the British, and the United States over control of the region following American independence.
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E.
King George's War
King George's War was the North American theater of the War of the Austrian Succession (1744–1748), marked by colonial conflicts between British and French forces and their Indigenous allies in New England and eastern Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial conflict
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war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tuscarora War
ⓘ
surface form:
Tuscarora Indian War
|
| belligerent |
Province of North Carolina militia
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South Carolina militia ⓘ Tuscarora ⓘ
surface form:
Tuscarora people
Yamasee allies of the colonists ⓘ various allied tribes against the Tuscarora ⓘ |
| conflictType | Native American–European conflict ⓘ |
| consequence |
Tuscarora becoming the Sixth Nation of the Iroquois
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Tuscarora joining the Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ Tuscarora migration to New York ⓘ weakening of Native power in coastal North Carolina ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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surface form:
Kingdom of Great Britain (colonial authority)
|
| endDate | 1715 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Yamasee War ⓘ |
| hasCause |
abuse by colonial traders
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encroachment on Tuscarora lands ⓘ slave raiding against Tuscarora people ⓘ trade disputes ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| keyBattle |
Fort Narhantes
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Fort Neoheroka ⓘ |
| languageOfParties |
English
ⓘ
Tuscarora language ⓘ |
| mainCombatant |
British colonists in North Carolina
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Tuscarora ⓘ
surface form:
Tuscarora people
allied Native American tribes ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
attack on Swiss and Palatine settlers at New Bern in 1711
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siege of Fort Narhantes ⓘ
surface form:
battle of Fort Neoheroka
siege of Fort Narhantes ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Chief Hancock
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Chief Tom Blount ⓘ Colonel John Barnwell ⓘ
surface form:
Colonel James Moore Jr.
Colonel John Barnwell ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Province of North Carolina
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Tuscarora ⓘ
surface form:
Tuscarora people
|
| outcome |
enslavement of many captured Tuscarora
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large casualties among the Tuscarora ⓘ |
| partOf |
Native American wars
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colonial wars in North America ⓘ |
| place |
Province of North Carolina
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colonial North Carolina ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Queen Anne's War ⓘ |
| result |
Tuscarora migration northward
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defeat of the Tuscarora ⓘ opening of Tuscarora lands to colonial settlement ⓘ |
| startDate | 1711 ⓘ |
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Subject: Tuscarora War Description of subject: The Tuscarora War was an early 18th-century conflict in colonial North Carolina between European settlers and the Tuscarora people that led to the tribe’s defeat and migration northward.
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