Creek War of 1836
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The Creek War of 1836 was a conflict in Alabama and Georgia in which U.S. forces suppressed Creek resistance, leading to the forced removal of the Creek people along the Trail of Tears.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Creek War | 1 |
| Creek War of 1836 canonical | 1 |
| Creek Wars | 1 |
| First Creek War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T300908 — 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: Creek War of 1836 Context triple: [Indian Removal policy of the United States, keyEvent, Creek War of 1836]
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Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution was an 1835–1836 armed uprising in which Anglo-Texan and Tejano settlers fought to break away from Mexican rule, ultimately leading to the creation of the independent Republic of Texas.
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B.
Second Seminole War
The Second Seminole War was a prolonged 19th-century conflict in Florida between the United States and the Seminole people, fought largely over resistance to forced relocation from their ancestral lands.
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C.
Winnebago War
The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
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D.
Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was an 1832 conflict between the United States and a coalition of Native American tribes led by the Sauk leader Black Hawk, notable for involving future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in his early military service.
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E.
Mexican–American War
The Mexican–American War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the United States and Mexico that resulted in significant territorial gains for the U.S., including present-day California, Arizona, New Mexico, and other southwestern lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Creek War of 1836 Target entity description: The Creek War of 1836 was a conflict in Alabama and Georgia in which U.S. forces suppressed Creek resistance, leading to the forced removal of the Creek people along the Trail of Tears.
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A.
Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution was an 1835–1836 armed uprising in which Anglo-Texan and Tejano settlers fought to break away from Mexican rule, ultimately leading to the creation of the independent Republic of Texas.
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B.
Second Seminole War
The Second Seminole War was a prolonged 19th-century conflict in Florida between the United States and the Seminole people, fought largely over resistance to forced relocation from their ancestral lands.
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C.
Winnebago War
The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
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D.
Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was an 1832 conflict between the United States and a coalition of Native American tribes led by the Sauk leader Black Hawk, notable for involving future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in his early military service.
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E.
Mexican–American War
The Mexican–American War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the United States and Mexico that resulted in significant territorial gains for the U.S., including present-day California, Arizona, New Mexico, and other southwestern lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American–United States conflict
ⓘ
conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Second Creek War ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Alabama
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Alabama
U.S. state of Georgia ⓘ
surface form:
State of Georgia
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| belligerent |
Creek (Muscogee) Nation
ⓘ
surface form:
Muscogee (Creek) people
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| conflictType |
Indian removal conflict
ⓘ
frontier war ⓘ |
| consequence |
expansion of cotton agriculture in former Creek lands
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further weakening of Creek political autonomy ⓘ relocation of Creek people to Indian Territory ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1837 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Creek removal operations ⓘ |
| hasCause |
U.S. expansion into Creek lands
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enforcement of Indian Removal policies ⓘ land disputes between Creek people and white settlers ⓘ violations of earlier treaties with the Creek Nation ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
demographic transformation of Alabama and Georgia
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further marginalization of Native nations in the Southeast ⓘ opening of Creek lands to white settlement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Antebellum period
ⓘ
surface form:
Antebellum period in the United States
|
| involvesEthnicGroup |
Creek (Muscogee) Nation
ⓘ
surface form:
Muscogee (Creek)
white American settlers ⓘ |
| location |
Alabama
ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| opponent |
Creek (Muscogee) Nation
ⓘ
surface form:
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
United States Army ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army
state militias ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Wars
United States–Native American wars ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Indian removal conflicts
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| relatedTo |
Andrew Jackson-era Indian policy
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Creek War of 1836 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
First Creek War
Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Seminole Wars ⓘ Trail of Tears ⓘ |
| result |
Creek removal along the Trail of Tears
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U.S. victory ⓘ forced removal of Creek people ⓘ large-scale Creek dispossession of land ⓘ suppression of Creek resistance ⓘ |
| startTime | 1836 ⓘ |
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Subject: Creek War of 1836 Description of subject: The Creek War of 1836 was a conflict in Alabama and Georgia in which U.S. forces suppressed Creek resistance, leading to the forced removal of the Creek people along the Trail of Tears.
Referenced by (4)
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