The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution
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The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution is a historical study by Alan Taylor that examines how Native peoples and Euro-American settlers contested land, power, and allegiance along the U.S.-Canadian border during and after the American Revolution.
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| The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution Context triple: [Alan Taylor, notableWork, The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution]
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The Radicalism of the American Revolution
The Radicalism of the American Revolution is a landmark historical study by Gordon S. Wood that argues the American Revolution fundamentally transformed American society, politics, and culture in unexpectedly radical ways.
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B.
English–Native American wars in New England
The English–Native American wars in New England were a series of 17th-century conflicts between English colonists and Indigenous peoples over land, resources, and political control in the region.
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C.
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution is a landmark historical study by Bernard Bailyn that examines the political and intellectual ideas that shaped the American Revolution.
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D.
Father Rale's War
Father Rale's War was an early 18th-century conflict in northeastern North America between British colonial forces and the Wabanaki Confederacy, closely tied to French-British rivalry over control of the region.
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E.
Washington's winter encampment 1779–1780
Washington's winter encampment 1779–1780 was the Continental Army’s harsh Revolutionary War winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey, where George Washington directed military operations while headquartered at the Ford Mansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution Target entity description: The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution is a historical study by Alan Taylor that examines how Native peoples and Euro-American settlers contested land, power, and allegiance along the U.S.-Canadian border during and after the American Revolution.
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A.
The Radicalism of the American Revolution
The Radicalism of the American Revolution is a landmark historical study by Gordon S. Wood that argues the American Revolution fundamentally transformed American society, politics, and culture in unexpectedly radical ways.
-
B.
English–Native American wars in New England
The English–Native American wars in New England were a series of 17th-century conflicts between English colonists and Indigenous peoples over land, resources, and political control in the region.
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C.
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution is a landmark historical study by Bernard Bailyn that examines the political and intellectual ideas that shaped the American Revolution.
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D.
Father Rale's War
Father Rale's War was an early 18th-century conflict in northeastern North America between British colonial forces and the Wabanaki Confederacy, closely tied to French-British rivalry over control of the region.
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E.
Washington's winter encampment 1779–1780
Washington's winter encampment 1779–1780 was the Continental Army’s harsh Revolutionary War winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey, where George Washington directed military operations while headquartered at the Ford Mansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Native American studies
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borderlands studies ⓘ early American history ⓘ |
| author | Alan Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
how Euro-American settlers claimed and occupied Indigenous lands
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how Native peoples negotiated with competing empires ⓘ the creation of the U.S.-Canadian border ⓘ the impact of the American Revolution on Native landholding ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Native diplomacy
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contested land ownership ⓘ imperial border-making ⓘ loyalty and allegiance during the American Revolution ⓘ relationships between Native nations and American revolutionaries ⓘ relationships between Native nations and British authorities ⓘ |
| genre |
historical study
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Revolution
NERFINISHED
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Iroquois Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Native American history ⓘ U.S.-Canadian borderlands ⓘ land disputes ⓘ settler colonialism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed analysis of Native-settler relations in the northern borderlands
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emphasis on Indigenous agency during the American Revolution ⓘ |
| perspective |
Native-centered history
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borderlands history ⓘ |
| publicationType | monograph ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setIn |
Great Lakes region
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Iroquoia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern borderlands between the United States and Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
18th century
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American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ post-Revolutionary era ⓘ |
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The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution
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