King Philip's War
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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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Target entity: King Philip's War Context triple: [Massachusetts Bay Colony, notableEvent, King Philip's War]
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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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Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
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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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Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the opening military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, marking the start of armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies in April 1775.
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English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of mid-17th-century conflicts between the monarchy and Parliament in England that led to the trial and execution of Charles I and the temporary establishment of a republican Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: King Philip's War Target entity description: 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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A.
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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Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
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C.
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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D.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the opening military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, marking the start of armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies in April 1775.
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English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of mid-17th-century conflicts between the monarchy and Parliament in England that led to the trial and execution of Charles I and the temporary establishment of a republican Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century conflict
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colonial American war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| casualties |
high proportion of Native American population killed
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significant English colonial casualties ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | English colonial America ⓘ |
| endDate | 1678-04-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Queen Anne's War
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surface form:
French and Indian Wars in New England
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| hasAlternativeName |
King Philip's War
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surface form:
First Indian War
King Philip's War ⓘ
surface form:
Great Narragansett War
King Philip's War ⓘ
surface form:
Metacom's War
King Philip's War ⓘ
surface form:
Metacomet's War
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| hasCause |
breakdown of earlier treaties
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execution of three Wampanoag men by Plymouth Colony ⓘ expansion of English settlements ⓘ growing dependence of Native Americans on colonial trade ⓘ tensions over land ownership ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Benjamin Church
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John Leverett ⓘ Josiah Winslow ⓘ Metacom ⓘ Metacomet ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to expansion of English control over New England
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marked a lasting shift in regional power toward English colonists ⓘ one of the deadliest wars in American history by percentage of population killed ⓘ weakened political and military power of New England tribes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut
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Maine ⓘ Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ New England ⓘ Plymouth Colony ⓘ Rhode Island ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Abenaki
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Connecticut Colony ⓘ English colonists ⓘ Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ Narragansett ⓘ New England Confederation ⓘ Nipmuc ⓘ Plymouth Colony ⓘ Podunk ⓘ Wampanoag people ⓘ
surface form:
Wampanoag
various Native American tribes ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Attack on Swansea
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surface form:
Assault on Lancaster
Attack on Deerfield ⓘ Attack on Swansea ⓘ Battle of Bloody Brook ⓘ Great Swamp Fight ⓘ Siege of Brookfield ⓘ Turner's Falls massacre ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
attack on Plymouth Colony towns
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burning of Providence ⓘ destruction of many Indigenous communities in New England ⓘ |
| partOf | conflicts between Native Americans and European colonists in North America ⓘ |
| precededBy | Pequot War ⓘ |
| result |
English colonial victory
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collapse of major Native resistance in southern New England ⓘ death of Metacom ⓘ enslavement and deportation of many Native Americans ⓘ large-scale dispossession of Native American lands ⓘ |
| startDate | 1675-06-20 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1670s ⓘ |
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Subject: King Philip's War Description of subject: 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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