King William's War

(noun)

The North American theater of the Nine Years' War (1688–1697), also known as the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg.

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Examples of King William's War in the following topics:

  • European Wars in the Colonies

    • The war gained its colorful name from a Spanish threat against British captain Robert Jenkins, whose ear was severed when his ship was boarded; he was told to show his ear to Parliament and tell the king that the Spanish would do the same to him.
    • King William's War (1689–1697), also known as the "Nine Years War" and the "War of the League of Augsburg," was a phase in the larger Anglo-French conflict for colonial domination throughout the world.
    • With his New England militia, Sir William Phips moved in 1690 to take the French strongholds at Port Royal and at Quebec.
    • The Iroquois suffered heavily in King William's War and were brought, along with other western American Indians, into the French trading network.
    • King George's War, 1744–1748, was the North American phase of the concurrent War of the Austrian Succession.

  • Empires in Conflict

    • The war gained its colorful name from a Spanish threat against British captain Robert Jenkins, whose ear was severed when his ship was boarded; he was told to show his ear to Parliament and tell the king that the Spanish would do the same to him.
    • The war was largely subsumed by the War of the Austrian Succession in 1742.
    • King William's War (1689–97), also known as the Nine Years War and the War of the League of Augsburg, was a phase of the larger Anglo-French conflict for colonial domination throughout the world.
    • Queen Anne's War (1702–1713) was the second war for control of the continent, and was the counterpart of the War of the Spanish Succession in Europe.
    • King George's War (1744–48) was the North American phase of the War of the Austrian Succession .

  • The Glorious Revolution in America

    • King Charles II of England began taking steps in the early 1680s to reorganize the New England colonies.
    • After King James II published the Declaration of Indulgence in 1687, establishing some freedom of religion, Increase Mather sent a letter of appreciation to the king and suggested to other Massachusetts pastors that they also do so as a means to gain favor and influence.
    • This was particularly problematic for Massachusetts because its long frontier with New France was exposed to French and Indian raids with the 1689 outbreak of King William's War.
    • The cost of colonial defense resulted in a heavy tax burden, and the war also made it difficult to rebuild the colony's trade.
    • Darley, William L.

  • New France and the Native Americans

    • The Sovereign Council of New France was a political body appointed by the King of France in the 1675 reorganization of the colony of New France.
    • Frontenac's second term was characterized by the defense of Quebec from a British invasion during King William's War, a successful guerrilla campaign against the Iroquois and English settlements which resulted in the elimination of the Iroquois threat against New France, and a large expansion of the fur trade.
    • This is a scene from the French and Indian War (1754–1763), depicting the alliance of French and Native American forces.

  • The Dominion of New England

    • Increase Mather and other Massachusetts agents traveled to England in 1688 and were received by King James II, who promised to address the colony's concerns.
    • The nearly bloodless "Glorious Revolution" followed in November and December of 1688 and established William and his wife Mary as co-rulers of England.
    • This was particularly problematic for Massachusetts because its long frontier with New France was exposed to French and American Indian raids with the 1689 outbreak of King William's War.
    • The cost of colonial defense resulted in a heavy tax burden, and the war also made it difficult to rebuild the colony's trade.
    • The seal of the Dominion of New England was ordered by King James II of England.

  • Martin Luther King, Jr.

    • Martin Luther King, Jr.
    • King was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Reverend Martin Luther King Sr., and Alberta Williams King.
    • At that time, most of the students had abandoned their studies to participate in World War II.
    • In the following years leading up to his death, he expanded his focus to include poverty and the Vietnam War—alienating many of his liberal allies, particularly with a 1967 speech entitled "Beyond Vietnam."
    • He frequently spoke of the need for fundamental changes in the political and economic life of the nation, and expressed his opposition to the war and his desire to see a redistribution of resources to correct racial and economic injustice. 

  • The Indian Response

    • The Creek War (1813–1814), also known as the Red Stick War and the Creek Civil War, began as a civil war within the Creek (Muscogee) Nation.
    • Red Stick leaders like William Weatherford (Red Eagle), Peter McQueen, and Menawa, were all allies of the British.
    • Leaders of the Lower Creek included Bird Tail King (Fushatchie Mico) of Cussetta, Little Prince (Tustunnuggee Hopoi) of Broken Arrow, and William McIntosh (Tunstunuggee Hutkee, White Warrior) of Coweta.
    • On August 30, 1813, Peter McQueen and William Weatherford, both of whom were Upper Creek chiefs, led an attack on Fort Mims, near Mobile, Alabama.
    • Depiction of William Weatherford surrendering to Andrew Jackson after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

  • Rhode Island

    • Rhode Island was formed as an English colony by Roger Williams and others fleeing prosecution from Puritans.
    • Following the 1660 restoration of royal rule in England, Rhode Island sought a Royal Charter from the new king, Charles II.
    • The colony was folded into the Dominion of New England in 1686, as King James II attempted to enforce royal authority over the autonomous colonies in British North America.
    • During King Philip's War (1675–1676), both sides regularly violated Rhode Island's neutrality.
    • The war's largest battle occurred in Rhode Island, when a force of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Plymouth militia invaded and destroyed the fortified Narragansett Indian village in the Great Swamp in southern Rhode Island in 1675.

  • The Seven Years' War: 1754-1763

    • The French and Indian War (1754-1763) was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War.
    • The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War.
    • This stunning British defeat heralded a string of major French victories over the next few years, at Fort Oswego, Fort William Henry, Fort Duquesne, and Carillon.
    • In 1756 William Pitt became Secretary of State of Great Britain.
    • In September of 1760, Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal and the King's Governor of New France, negotiated a surrender with British General Jeffrey Amherst to bring an end to the French and Indian war portion of the Seven Years' War.

  • The Glorious Revolution

    • The Glorious Revolution was the peaceful overthrow and replacement of King James II with William III and Mary II of England.
    • The crisis facing the king came to a head in 1688, with the birth of the King's son, James Francis Edward Stuart, on 10 June.
    • In February 1689, William and his wife became joint monarchs as William III and Mary II of England .
    • Portrait of King James II & VII, by Sir Godfrey Kneller,
    • King James was deposed in the Revolution of 1688 by William III.