Kancamagus
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Kancamagus was a late 17th-century Pennacook leader and sagamore known for his role in Native American resistance during King William’s War in what is now New Hampshire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kancamagus Highway | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American person
ⓘ
Pennacook leader ⓘ sagamore ⓘ scenic highway ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| approximateFloruit | circa 1680s–1690s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pennacook migration northward toward Abenaki country
ⓘ
abandonment of some Pennacook villages along the Merrimack River ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Kancamagus Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
King William’s War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Native resistance to English colonists in northern New England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Wabanaki Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Algonquian-speaking peoples of northeastern North America ⓘ |
| era | Colonial American period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Pennacook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNamesake | Kancamagus Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | northern New England ⓘ |
| historicalRole | leader in Native alliances against English expansion in northern New England ⓘ |
| knownFor |
breaking with English colonists after earlier diplomacy
ⓘ
leading Pennacook and allied warriors against English settlements ⓘ ordering or leading attacks on frontier settlements in New Hampshire and Maine ⓘ resisting English encroachment on Pennacook lands ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Pennacook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Native resistance in New Hampshire history ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New Hampshire ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kancamagus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership during King William’s War ⓘ |
| occupation | tribal leader ⓘ |
| opponent |
English colonists in New England
ⓘ
Province of Massachusetts Bay authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Merrimack River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
upper New England NERFINISHED ⓘ what is now New Hampshire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
sachem of the Pennacook
ⓘ
sagamore of the Pennacook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Abenaki–Pennacook territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Passaconaway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wonalancet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeType |
grandson of Passaconaway
ⓘ
nephew of Wonalancet ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Pennacook spiritual beliefs ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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