King William's War
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King William's War was the North American theater of the Nine Years' War (1688–1697), fought mainly between English and French colonial forces and their Indigenous allies.
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Target entity: King William's War Context triple: [Queen Anne's War, precededBy, King William's War]
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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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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.
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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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War of Jenkins' Ear
The War of Jenkins' Ear was an 18th-century conflict between Britain and Spain, largely fought in the Caribbean and North America, that became an early theater of the wider War of the Austrian Succession.
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Tuscarora War
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: King William's War Target entity description: King William's War was the North American theater of the Nine Years' War (1688–1697), fought mainly between English and French colonial forces and their Indigenous allies.
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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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B.
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.
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C.
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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War of Jenkins' Ear
The War of Jenkins' Ear was an 18th-century conflict between Britain and Spain, largely fought in the Caribbean and North America, that became an early theater of the wider War of the Austrian Succession.
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E.
Tuscarora War
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial war
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theater of the Nine Years' War ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
King William's War
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surface form:
First French and Indian War
War of the League of Augsburg in America ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Abenaki
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surface form:
Abenaki people
English colonists ⓘ English-allied Indigenous nations ⓘ French colonists ⓘ French-allied Indigenous nations ⓘ Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ Mi’kmaq ⓘ
surface form:
Mi'kmaq people
Mohawk people ⓘ Wabanaki Confederacy ⓘ |
| cause |
European Nine Years' War extending to colonial theaters
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rivalry between England and France for control of North America ⓘ |
| commander |
Louis de Buade de Frontenac
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surface form:
Count Frontenac
Governor William Phips ⓘ
surface form:
Sir William Phips
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| conflictBetween |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| conflictType |
frontier warfare
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raiding warfare ⓘ |
| endedBy | Treaty of Ryswick ⓘ |
| endTime | 1697 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Queen Anne's War ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Fort Loyal
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Battle of La Prairie ⓘ Battle of Port Royal (1690) ⓘ Battle of Quebec (1690) ⓘ Hudson Bay naval actions ⓘ Phips expedition to Acadia ⓘ Salmon Falls raid ⓘ Schenectady massacre ⓘ |
| location |
Acadia
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Hudson Bay region ⓘ New England ⓘ New France ⓘ New York ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
William III of England
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surface form:
King William III of England
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| partOf | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Beaver Wars ⓘ |
| primaryTheater |
Northeastern United States
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surface form:
Northeastern North America
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| result | status quo ante bellum in North America ⓘ |
| significantEffect |
devastation of New England frontier settlements
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strengthening of French-Indigenous alliances in Acadia and along the St. Lawrence ⓘ weakening of Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ |
| startTime | 1688 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
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Subject: King William's War Description of subject: King William's War was the North American theater of the Nine Years' War (1688–1697), fought mainly between English and French colonial forces and their Indigenous allies.
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