British–Native American wars

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colonial war military conflict series of wars

The British–Native American wars were a series of conflicts in North America between Indigenous peoples and British colonial forces (often involving their European rivals) during the 17th and 18th centuries, preceding the United States–Native American wars.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial war → military conflict → series of wars →
cause	competition over fur trade → control of river and land routes → settler encroachment on Indigenous lands → territorial expansion of British colonies →
conflictType	colonial–Indigenous conflict → frontier war →
endTime	18th century →
followedBy	United States–Native American wars →
hasEffect	displacement of Indigenous communities → expansion of British colonial territory → population decline among Indigenous peoples → reconfiguration of Indigenous alliances →
hasPart	Anglo-Cherokee War → Beaver Wars → Chickasaw Wars → Dummer’s War → Father Le Loutre’s War → French and Indian War → King Philip’s War → King William’s War → Lord Dunmore’s War → Mi’kmaq–British conflicts → Pequot War → Pontiac’s War → Powhatan Wars → Queen Anne’s War → Tuscarora War → Yamasee War →
involved	Kingdom of France → Kingdom of Great Britain → Kingdom of Spain → New France → Province of Canada → Thirteen Colonies →
location	British America → North America →
mainParticipants	British colonial forces → European colonial powers → Indigenous peoples of North America →
opponent	Cherokee → Choctaw → Creek → Iroquois Confederacy → Lenape → Miami → Narragansett → Ottawa → Pequot → Powhatan Confederacy → Shawnee → Tuscarora → Wabanaki Confederacy → Wampanoag → Yamasee →
relatedTo	American Indian Wars → French–Native American wars → Spanish–Native American wars →
startTime	17th century →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Province of New England ("Anglo–Indigenous conflicts in New England") →	conflict
Wabanaki Confederacy ("French and Indian Wars") →	involvedInConflict
Turner's Falls massacre ("colonial–Native American conflicts in New England") →	partOf
United States–Native American wars →	precededBy