Indian Creek massacre
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The Indian Creek massacre was an 1832 attack during the Black Hawk War in which a group of Potawatomi and Sauk warriors killed and captured settlers near present-day Earlville, Illinois.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Indian Creek massacre canonical | 9 |
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Target entity: Indian Creek massacre Context triple: [Black Hawk War, battle, Indian Creek massacre]
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Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was an 1832 conflict between the United States and a coalition of Native American tribes led by the Sauk leader Black Hawk, notable for involving future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in his early military service.
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Pequot War
The Pequot War was a brutal 1636–1638 conflict in New England between the Pequot tribe and English colonists (and their Native allies) that led to the near-destruction of the Pequot people and set a precedent for English–Native relations in colonial America.
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C.
Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.
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D.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
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Altmark Incident
The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Indian Creek massacre Target entity description: The Indian Creek massacre was an 1832 attack during the Black Hawk War in which a group of Potawatomi and Sauk warriors killed and captured settlers near present-day Earlville, Illinois.
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A.
Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was an 1832 conflict between the United States and a coalition of Native American tribes led by the Sauk leader Black Hawk, notable for involving future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in his early military service.
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B.
Pequot War
The Pequot War was a brutal 1636–1638 conflict in New England between the Pequot tribe and English colonists (and their Native allies) that led to the near-destruction of the Pequot people and set a precedent for English–Native relations in colonial America.
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C.
Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.
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D.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
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E.
Altmark Incident
The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event
ⓘ
massacre ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Indian Creek Indian massacre ⓘ |
| captives |
Rachel Hall
ⓘ
Sylvia Hall ⓘ |
| category |
1832 in Illinois
ⓘ
Black Hawk War events ⓘ Massacres of settlers ⓘ |
| cause |
dispute over a dam on Indian Creek
ⓘ
tensions between settlers and local Potawatomi over land and resources ⓘ |
| combatant |
American settlers
ⓘ
Potawatomi warriors ⓘ Sauk people ⓘ
surface form:
Sauk warriors
|
| commemoratedBy | historical marker at the massacre site ⓘ |
| conflict | Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | May 21, 1832 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOfPerpetrators |
Native Americans
ⓘ
Potawatomi ⓘ Sauk ⓘ |
| followedBy | search and ransom efforts for the Hall sisters ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Illinois frontier
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois Territory frontier region
|
| location |
LaSalle County, Illinois
ⓘ
near present-day Earlville, Illinois ⓘ |
| memorial | Indian Creek Massacre Memorial near Earlville, Illinois ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Indian Creek ⓘ |
| notableVictim |
William Davis
ⓘ
members of the Hall family ⓘ |
| numberOfSettlersCaptured | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSettlersKilled | 15 ⓘ |
| partOf | Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Potawatomi warriors
ⓘ
Sauk people ⓘ
surface form:
Sauk warriors
|
| precededBy | outbreak of the Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Black Hawk
ⓘ
Hall sisters ransom ⓘ Potawatomi ⓘ Sauk ⓘ |
| result | Native American victory ⓘ |
| river |
Fox River
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Creek (Illinois)
|
| significance |
example of violent conflict between Native Americans and settlers in the Old Northwest
ⓘ
heightened settler fears during the Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| typeOfAttack | raid on frontier settlement ⓘ |
| victimGroup | Euro-American settlers ⓘ |
| weaponsUsed |
firearms
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knives ⓘ tomahawks ⓘ |
| year | 1832 ⓘ |
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Subject: Indian Creek massacre Description of subject: The Indian Creek massacre was an 1832 attack during the Black Hawk War in which a group of Potawatomi and Sauk warriors killed and captured settlers near present-day Earlville, Illinois.
Referenced by (9)
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