Thornton Affair

Target entity: Thornton Affair
Context triple: [Battle of Palo Alto, precededBy, Thornton Affair]

• A. Beecher–Tilton scandal
  The Beecher–Tilton scandal was a highly publicized 1870s adultery and seduction controversy involving famed preacher Henry Ward Beecher and Elizabeth Tilton that captivated and divided Victorian-era American society.
• B. Calas affair
  The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
• C. Bascom Affair
  The Bascom Affair was an 1861 confrontation between the U.S. Army and the Chiricahua Apache that sparked a cycle of violence and is often seen as the event that ignited the Apache Wars.
• D. 1889 Cleveland Street scandal
  The 1889 Cleveland Street scandal was a notorious Victorian-era British sex scandal involving a male brothel in London that implicated members of the aristocracy and raised suspicions of a cover-up to protect high-ranking figures.
• E. Gallowgate
  Gallowgate is a historic street and district in Glasgow, Scotland, known for its traditional pubs, music venues, and proximity to the city’s East End cultural landmarks.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Thornton Affair
Target entity description: The Thornton Affair was an 1846 skirmish between Mexican and U.S. troops along the disputed Texas–Mexico border that helped trigger the Mexican–American War.

• A. Beecher–Tilton scandal
  The Beecher–Tilton scandal was a highly publicized 1870s adultery and seduction controversy involving famed preacher Henry Ward Beecher and Elizabeth Tilton that captivated and divided Victorian-era American society.
• B. Calas affair
  The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
• C. Bascom Affair
  The Bascom Affair was an 1861 confrontation between the U.S. Army and the Chiricahua Apache that sparked a cycle of violence and is often seen as the event that ignited the Apache Wars.
• D. 1889 Cleveland Street scandal
  The 1889 Cleveland Street scandal was a notorious Victorian-era British sex scandal involving a male brothel in London that implicated members of the aristocracy and raised suspicions of a cover-up to protect high-ranking figures.
• E. Gallowgate
  Gallowgate is a historic street and district in Glasgow, Scotland, known for its traditional pubs, music venues, and proximity to the city’s East End cultural landmarks.
• F. None of above. chosen