Watauga Association

GPTKB entity

Statements (69)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:election
gptkb:community_cohesion
gptkb:cultural_exchange
gptkb:historical_narratives
gptkb:community_development
gptkb:historical_preservation
gptkb:land_ownership
gptkb:military_organization
community leaders
land surveys
local economies
self-determination
civic responsibility
colonial expansion
land disputes
land ownership disputes
regional conflicts
frontier life
local militias
community meetings
regional governance
colonial governance
early American settlers
American expansionism
land grants
local governance structures
community governance
colonial charters
frontier justice
early American democracy
frontier settlements
settler relations with Native Americans
settler communities
settler autonomy
settler rights
frontier law
frontier challenges
community governance models
frontier diplomacy
early American institutions
settler identity
gptkbp:dissolved 1784
gptkbp:established laws and regulations
legal framework for land ownership
gptkbp:formed 1772
gptkbp:founded 1772
gptkbp:governance Articles of Association
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Watauga Association
gptkbp:influence American frontier governance
gptkbp:influenced American frontier governance
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:location Watauga River Valley
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:William_Bean
gptkb:John_Sevier
gptkb:James_Robertson
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Watauga_Settlement
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
Tennessee history
settlement patterns in the United States
gptkbp:significance first American government west of the Appalachian Mountains
first self-governing body in America
gptkbp:successor gptkb:State_of_Franklin
gptkbp:type gptkb:political_organization
self-governing body
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Treaty_of_Sycamore_Shoals
gptkb:Watauga_people
gptkb:Fort_Watauga
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6