Southeastern United States borderlands
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The Southeastern United States borderlands were a contested frontier region where European empires, the United States, Native nations, and maroon communities vied for control, shaping the political and military conflicts of the early American republic.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contested frontier
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historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlantic World
NERFINISHED
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early American republic ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Appalachian Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Native resistance
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diplomacy ⓘ imperial rivalry ⓘ maroon settlements ⓘ multiethnic communities ⓘ shifting sovereignties ⓘ slave flight ⓘ trade networks ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Alabama frontier
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Georgia frontier ⓘ Gulf Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Mississippi Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedActor |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Native nations ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ enslaved Africans ⓘ free people of color ⓘ maroon communities ⓘ settler colonists ⓘ |
| involvedNativeNation |
Cherokee Nation
NERFINISHED
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Chickasaw Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Choctaw Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Creek Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Seminole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern United States
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surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| militarilySignificantFor |
Creek War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seminole Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | borderlands of North America ⓘ |
| politicallySignificantFor |
U.S. Indian policy
ⓘ
U.S. territorial expansion ⓘ expansion of slavery ⓘ formation of the United States ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Native sovereignty
ⓘ
borderlands historiography ⓘ frontier theory ⓘ maroonage ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
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early 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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