Pathkiller II
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Pathkiller II is a nickname for Major Ridge, a prominent 19th-century Cherokee leader and statesman known for his controversial role in the Treaty of New Echota and the subsequent Trail of Tears.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pathkiller II canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cherokee leader
ⓘ
Native American statesman ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Trail of Tears (1838–1839)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of New Echota (1835) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | near Honey Creek, Oklahoma region ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| child | John Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth | circa 1771 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1839-06-22 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Major Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Cherokee removal policy ⓘ |
| language |
Cherokee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legacy | controversial figure in Cherokee history ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Trail of Tears
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of New Echota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | John Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owned |
enslaved African Americans
ⓘ
plantation in Georgia ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Cherokee–American wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | near present-day Rome, Georgia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Honey Creek, Arkansas ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Cherokee military leader
ⓘ
member of the Cherokee National Council ⓘ |
| residence |
New Echota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near present-day Rome, Georgia ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | signatory of the Treaty of New Echota ⓘ |
| signedOnBehalfOf | Treaty Party ⓘ |
| spouse | Susanna Wickett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy | Cherokee acculturation and adaptation to Euro-American practices ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Cherokee Nation (pre-removal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
protector of Cherokee survival by some contemporaries
ⓘ
traitor by many Cherokee for signing the Treaty of New Echota ⓘ |
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