Black Hawk

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Black Hawk was a prominent Sauk leader who resisted United States expansion into Native American lands during the early 19th century.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American leader
Sauk leader
person
alliedWith Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people
Kickapoo people
Meskwaki (Fox) people
alternateName Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak
Makataimeshekiakiak
authorOf Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk
autobiographyPublicationYear 1833
birthDate c. 1767
birthPlace Sauk village on Rock River, Illinois Country
burialPlace Near Iowaville, Iowa Territory
capturedBy United States forces
conflictWith Illinois militia
United States Army
countryOpposed United States
deathDate 1838-10-03
deathPlace Davis County, Iowa Territory
ethnicity Native American
Sauk
historicalRegion Upper Mississippi River Valley
imprisonedAt Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
influenced later Native American rights movements
languageSpoken Algonquian languages
Sauk language
leaderOf British Band of Sauk and Fox
legacy symbol of Native American resistance to U.S. expansion
metWith President Andrew Jackson
President John Quincy Adams
militaryConflict Black Hawk War
militaryRank war leader
notableBattle Battle of Bad Axe
Battle of Stillman’s Run
Battle of Wisconsin Heights
notableFor leadership in the Black Hawk War
leading Native American resistance to United States expansion
participatedIn War of 1812
religion traditional Sauk beliefs
resisted United States expansion into Native American lands
sideInWarOf1812 British side
spouse Asshewaqua
takenTo Washington, D.C.
timePeriod early 19th century
tribe Sauk Nation
workType autobiography
yearOfCapture 1832


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