Tuscarora faction led by Chief Hancock
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The Tuscarora faction led by Chief Hancock was a Native American group in early 18th-century North Carolina that resisted European colonial encroachment, playing a central role in the Tuscarora War.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American faction
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Tuscarora political-military group ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | attacks on settlers in 1711 in North Carolina ⓘ |
| broaderConflictContext | colonial–Native American conflicts in the American Southeast ⓘ |
| cause |
Tuscarora grievances over enslavement and kidnapping
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Tuscarora grievances over land seizures ⓘ Tuscarora grievances over trade abuses by colonists ⓘ resistance to European colonial encroachment ⓘ |
| conflict | Tuscarora War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | Iroquoian-speaking people ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tuscarora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
defense of Tuscarora autonomy
ⓘ
protection of Tuscarora territory ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
armed resistance
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defense of Tuscarora lands ⓘ raids on colonial settlements ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Province of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to large-scale reconfiguration of Native–colonial relations in the Carolinas ⓘ |
| language | Tuscarora language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Chief Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Coastal plain of North Carolina
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North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chief Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading early attacks that helped spark the Tuscarora War
ⓘ
organized resistance to colonial expansion in North Carolina ⓘ |
| opponent |
British colonists in North Carolina
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European settlers in North Carolina ⓘ colonial government of North Carolina ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
allied Native American groups supporting the colonists
ⓘ
colonial militia of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedPoliticalEntity | Province of North Carolina colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tuscarora people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Native resistance movements against British colonial expansion in North America ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Neuse and Pamlico River regions of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | central belligerent in the Tuscarora War ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Native American side in the Tuscarora War ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Tuscarora War (1711–1715) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | early 1700s ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | loosely organized tribal war faction ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | frontier warfare ⓘ |
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