Weetamoo
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Weetamoo was a prominent 17th-century Wampanoag sachem (female leader) who played a key role in Native resistance during King Philip’s War in New England.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
17th-century Native American person
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Wampanoag sachem → female leader → |
| activeIn |
17th century
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King Philip’s War → New England → |
| allyOf |
Metacom
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| conflict |
King Philip’s War
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Wampanoag homelands
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| deathPlace |
near Taunton River
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| diedIn |
1676
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| ethnicity |
Wampanoag
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| gender |
female
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| historicalRegion |
Narragansett Bay region
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Plymouth Colony → |
| knownFor |
being one of the most influential female leaders in early New England
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commanding Native forces against English settlements → |
| languageSpoken |
Wampanoag language
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| memberOf |
Pocasset band of the Wampanoag
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| notableFor |
leadership during King Philip’s War
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resistance to English colonial expansion in New England → |
| occupation |
sachem
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| opponentOf |
English colonists in Massachusetts Bay Colony
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English colonists in Plymouth Colony → |
| positionHeld |
sachem of the Pocasset Wampanoag
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| relative |
Massasoit
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Metacom → |
| residence |
Pocasset (present-day Tiverton, Rhode Island area)
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| spouse |
Quanonchet
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Wamsutta → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Pocasset (present-day Tiverton, Rhode Island area)
("sachem Weetamoo")
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associatedWith |
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Pocasset (present-day Tiverton, Rhode Island area)
("sachem Weetamoo")
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governedBy |
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Wampanoag people
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leader |
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Pocasset (present-day Tiverton, Rhode Island area)
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notableLeader |
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Wamsutta
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spouse |