Northwest Indian War
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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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Target entity: Northwest Indian War Context triple: [American Revolutionary War, followedBy, Northwest Indian War]
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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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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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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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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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United States–Native American wars
The United States–Native American wars were a series of conflicts spanning several centuries in which the U.S. government and its settlers fought numerous Native American nations over land, resources, and sovereignty across North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Northwest Indian War Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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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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D.
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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E.
United States–Native American wars
The United States–Native American wars were a series of conflicts spanning several centuries in which the U.S. government and its settlers fought numerous Native American nations over land, resources, and sovereignty across North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century conflict
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military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Little Turtle's War
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Northwest Indian War ⓘ
surface form:
Ohio War
Northwest Indian War ⓘ
surface form:
War for the Ohio Country
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| belligerent |
British Canada
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ Northwest Indian Confederacy ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cause |
United States expansion into Native American lands
ⓘ
disputed control of the Northwest Territory ⓘ failure to enforce Treaty of Paris 1783 provisions on British withdrawal from forts ⓘ |
| commander |
Anthony Wayne
ⓘ
Arthur St. Clair ⓘ Blue Jacket ⓘ Buckongahelas ⓘ Josiah Harmar ⓘ Little Turtle's War ⓘ
surface form:
Little Turtle
|
| concludedBy |
Jay Treaty
ⓘ
Treaty of Greenville ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Indian Territory
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Territory
Ohio Country ⓘ Old Northwest ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBattle |
Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794
ⓘ
Harmar's Campaign, 1790 ⓘ Battle of the Wabash ⓘ
surface form:
St. Clair's Defeat, 1791
|
| effect |
large-scale cession of Native American lands in Ohio to the United States
ⓘ
opening of the Northwest Territory to American settlement ⓘ weakening of Native American resistance in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| endTime | 1795 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tecumseh's War ⓘ |
| follows | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early national period of the United States ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
British Indian Department
ⓘ
Northwest Indian Confederacy ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Northwest Ordinance
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surface form:
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
|
| location |
Northern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lakes region
present-day Illinois ⓘ present-day Indiana ⓘ Michigan (most of state) ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Michigan
present-day Ohio ⓘ present-day Wisconsin ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Fallen Timbers
ⓘ
Battle of Fallen Timbers ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Maumee
Battle of Fallen Timbers ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Miami Towns
Battle of the Wabash ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Ohio Country
Battle of the Wabash ⓘ Battle of the Wabash ⓘ
surface form:
St. Clair's Defeat
|
| opponent |
Lenape
ⓘ
surface form:
Delaware (Lenape)
Kickapoo ⓘ Miami tribe ⓘ Shawnee ⓘ
surface form:
Mingo
Ojibwe ⓘ
surface form:
Ojibwe (Chippewa)
Ottawa ⓘ Potawatomi ⓘ Shawnee ⓘ Wyandot ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Northwest Indian Confederacy
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederacy of Native American tribes
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| partOf |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
|
| relatedTo |
United States territorial expansion
ⓘ
surface form:
American westward expansion
Royal Proclamation of 1763 ⓘ
surface form:
Proclamation Line of 1763
Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Paris 1783
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| result |
British abandonment of direct military support to the confederacy
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Native American defeat ⓘ United States victory ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
construction of a chain of U.S. forts in the Northwest Territory
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creation of the Legion of the United States ⓘ |
| startTime | 1785 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
British Empire
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British traders in the Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| treaty |
Jay Treaty
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Treaty of Fort Finney ⓘ Treaty of Fort Harmar ⓘ Treaty of Fort McIntosh ⓘ Treaty of Greenville ⓘ |
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Subject: Northwest Indian War Description of subject: 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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