Aroostook War
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The Aroostook War was a bloodless 19th-century border dispute between the United States and British North America over the Maine–New Brunswick boundary that was ultimately resolved through diplomacy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aroostook War canonical | 14 |
| Aroostook Conflict | 1 |
| Aroostook boundary crisis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T562967 — 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: Aroostook War Context triple: [Winfield Scott, participantIn, Aroostook War]
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A.
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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B.
Northwest Indian War
The Northwest Indian War was a late 18th-century conflict in the Old Northwest between a confederation of Native American tribes, supported at times by the British, and the United States over control of the region following American independence.
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C.
Tecumseh's War
Tecumseh's War was an early 19th-century conflict in the Old Northwest in which the Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his Native American confederacy resisted U.S. expansion into their lands.
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D.
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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E.
Modoc War
The Modoc War was an 1872–1873 armed conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between the Modoc people and the United States Army, notable for its protracted guerrilla fighting in the Lava Beds and the execution of Modoc leader Captain Jack.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Aroostook War Target entity description: The Aroostook War was a bloodless 19th-century border dispute between the United States and British North America over the Maine–New Brunswick boundary that was ultimately resolved through diplomacy.
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A.
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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B.
Northwest Indian War
The Northwest Indian War was a late 18th-century conflict in the Old Northwest between a confederation of Native American tribes, supported at times by the British, and the United States over control of the region following American independence.
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C.
Tecumseh's War
Tecumseh's War was an early 19th-century conflict in the Old Northwest in which the Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his Native American confederacy resisted U.S. expansion into their lands.
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D.
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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E.
Modoc War
The Modoc War was an 1872–1873 armed conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between the Modoc people and the United States Army, notable for its protracted guerrilla fighting in the Lava Beds and the execution of Modoc leader Captain Jack.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border dispute
ⓘ
diplomatic conflict ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aroostook War
ⓘ
surface form:
Aroostook Conflict
Pork and Beans War ⓘ |
| casualties | no battle deaths reported ⓘ |
| cause |
ambiguous wording of the 1783 Treaty of Paris
ⓘ
disputed Maine–New Brunswick boundary ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bloodless conflict
ⓘ
militia mobilization without major fighting ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
British America
ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
New Brunswick, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Province of New Brunswick
Maine ⓘ
surface form:
State of Maine
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryInvolved |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1839 ⓘ |
| followedBy | final demarcation of northeastern U.S.–Canada border ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
clarification of Maine–Canada boundary
ⓘ
reduction of Anglo-American tensions ⓘ |
| location |
Aroostook River
ⓘ
surface form:
Aroostook River valley
Maine ⓘ New Brunswick ⓘ Northeastern North America ⓘ |
| militaryForcesInvolved |
British Army
ⓘ
Maine militia ⓘ New Brunswick militia ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army
|
| partOf |
Anglo-American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-American border disputes
|
| precededBy | earlier U.S.–British border disputes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Maine–New Brunswick border
ⓘ
Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ Canada–United States border ⓘ
surface form:
United States–Canada border
Webster–Ashburton Treaty ⓘ
surface form:
Webster–Ashburton Treaty (1842)
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| resolvedBy |
Webster–Ashburton Treaty
ⓘ
diplomatic negotiations ⓘ |
| result |
Webster–Ashburton Treaty
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diplomatic settlement of Maine–New Brunswick border ⓘ no major combat ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Daniel Webster
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John Fairfield ⓘ Lord Ashburton ⓘ Sir John Harvey ⓘ |
| startDate | 1838 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
lumbering rights
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timber resources ⓘ |
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Subject: Aroostook War Description of subject: The Aroostook War was a bloodless 19th-century border dispute between the United States and British North America over the Maine–New Brunswick boundary that was ultimately resolved through diplomacy.
Referenced by (16)
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