Puget Sound War
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The Puget Sound War was an 1855–1856 armed conflict in the Washington Territory between several Native American tribes and United States settlers and military forces over land, treaties, and sovereignty.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | armed conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Muckleshoot people
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ⓘ
Nisqually people NERFINISHED ⓘ Puyallup people NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States volunteers ⓘ Washington Territory militia NERFINISHED ⓘ other Puget Sound tribes ⓘ settler militias ⓘ |
| cause |
Native American sovereignty issues
ⓘ
disputes over land ⓘ treaty disagreements ⓘ |
| conflictType | war between Native Americans and United States ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Muckleshoot people
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ⓘ
Nisqually people NERFINISHED ⓘ Puyallup people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
creation of reservations in Washington Territory
ⓘ
execution of Chief Leschi ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1856 ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Chief Kitsap
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ⓘ
Chief Leschi NERFINISHED ⓘ George Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | pre-statehood Washington ⓘ |
| involves |
Native attacks on settler homesteads
ⓘ
settler attacks on Native villages ⓘ |
| jurisdictionAtTime | Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalContext | treaty-making in Washington Territory ⓘ |
| location |
Puget Sound region
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ⓘ
Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Native resistance leaders in Puget Sound ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Indian Wars
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ⓘ
history of Washington Territory ⓘ |
| primaryTheater |
Nisqually River valley
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ⓘ
White River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ south Puget Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cayuse War
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ⓘ
Treaty of Medicine Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakima War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
United States victory
ⓘ
consolidation of U.S. control over Puget Sound region ⓘ further displacement of Native peoples ⓘ |
| startDate | 1855 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1850s ⓘ |
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