New England–New France borderlands

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borderlands colonial frontier historical region

The New England–New France borderlands were a contested frontier region in northeastern North America where English and French colonial territories overlapped, fostering frequent military raids, shifting alliances with Indigenous nations, and enduring cultural exchange and conflict.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Maritime provinces and New England borderlands	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	borderlands ⓘ colonial frontier ⓘ historical region ⓘ
associatedWith	Catholic missions ⓘ Protestant New England churches NERFINISHED ⓘ diplomatic councils with Indigenous nations ⓘ fur trade ⓘ raiding and captive-taking ⓘ
borderedBy	Acadia NERFINISHED ⓘ Acadian settlements along the Bay of Fundy ⓘ Canada (colony of New France) NERFINISHED ⓘ Maine frontier ⓘ New England colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ New France NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy	contested sovereignty ⓘ cultural exchange ⓘ frequent military raids ⓘ intercultural conflict ⓘ shifting alliances with Indigenous nations ⓘ
hasFeature	Indigenous villages ⓘ fortified towns ⓘ mission settlements ⓘ trading posts ⓘ
involved	Abenaki people NERFINISHED ⓘ British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ English colonists ⓘ French colonists ⓘ Haudenosaunee Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Maliseet people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mi’kmaq people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohawk people NERFINISHED ⓘ Passamaquoddy people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wabanaki Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	northeastern North America ⓘ
partOf	Anglo-French colonial rivalry in North America ⓘ
resultedIn	displacement of Indigenous populations ⓘ hybrid cultural practices ⓘ mixed Indigenous-European communities ⓘ recurrent frontier violence ⓘ
significantEvent	Dummer’s War NERFINISHED ⓘ French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ King George’s War NERFINISHED ⓘ King William’s War NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Anne’s War NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville → associatedWith → New England–New France borderlands ⓘ

First Nations and Tribal governments in Maine and New Brunswick → region → New England–New France borderlands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maritime provinces and New England borderlands