Queen Anne's War

Examples of Queen Anne's War in the following topics:

• Empires in Conflict

  • The war was largely subsumed by the War of the Austrian Succession in 1742.
  • The most important conflicts were Queen Anne's War, in which the British won French Acadia (Nova Scotia), and the final French and Indian War (1754–1763), when France lost all of Canada.
  • 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.
  • Following Queen Anne's War, relations between Carolina and the nearby native populations deteriorated, resulting in the Yamasee War of 1715 and Father Rale's War a few years later, which very nearly destroyed the province.
  • King George's War (1744–48) was the North American phase of the War of the Austrian Succession .

• European Wars in the Colonies

  • The war was largely subsumed by the War of the Austrian Succession in 1742.
  • Britain and France fought four wars that became known as the French and Indian Wars—followed in 1778 with another war when France joined the Americans in the American Revolution.
  • 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.
  • Following Queen Anne's War, relations between Carolina and the nearby American Indian populations deteriorated, resulting in the Yamasee War of 1715 and Father Rale's War a few years later, which very nearly destroyed the province.
  • The final imperial war, the French and Indian War (1754–1763), known as the Seven Years’ War in Europe, proved to be the decisive contest between Britain and France in America.

• Troubled Neighbors

  • The Anglo-Dutch Wars, which took place between 1652 and 1784, were fought for control over trade routes in the colonies.
  • The Anglo–Dutch Wars, also known as the Dutch Trade Wars, were fought in the 17th and 18th centuries for control over the seas and trade routes.
  • The most important wars were Queen Anne's War (1702-1713), in which the British won French Acadia (Nova Scotia), and the final French and Indian War (1754–1763), when France lost all of Canada.
  • Britain and France fought a series of four French and Indian Wars, followed by another war in 1778 when France joined the Americans in the American Revolution.
  • The wars were long and bloody, causing immense suffering for everyone involved.

• Settling the Middle Colonies

  • James II later granted the land between the Hudson River and the Delaware River to two friends who had been loyal to him through the English Civil War.
  • From 1701 to 1765, colonists skirmished in the New York-New Jersey Line War over disputed colonial boundaries.
  • In 1702, Queen Anne united West and East Jersey into one Royal Colony—the Province of New Jersey.

• 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.
  • Peter McQueen of Talisi (now Tallassee, Alabama), Josiah Francis (Hilis Hadjo) of Autaga, and High-head Jim (Cusseta Tustunnuggee) of Alabama, were among the spiritual leaders of the Upper Creek.
  • 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.
  • Analyze the relationship between the Creek Civil War and the War of 1812

• Changing Roles for Women

  • The domestic war effort in the United States swept millions of women into the workforce.
  • The Navy refused to accept Japanese-American women throughout World War II.
  • Captain Anne Lentz was its first commissioned officer, and Private Lucille McClarren its first enlisted woman; both joined in 1943.
  • Women joined the federal government in massive numbers during World War II.
  • Nearly a million "government girls" were recruited for war work.

• Mobilization and the Development of the West

  • In all, 350,000 American women served in the U.S. military during World War II.
  • A total of 6,520 African-American women served during the war.
  • The navy refused to accept Japanese-American women throughout World War II.
  • Captain Anne Lentz was its first commissioned officer and Private Lucille McClarren its first enlisted woman; the first detachment of female marines was sent to Hawaii for duty in 1945.
  • Women volunteers aided the war effort by planting victory gardens, canning produce, selling war bonds, donating blood, and salvaging needed commodities.

• The War in the South

  • In the South, the War of 1812 manifested itself as the Creek Wars and culminated in the Battle of New Orleans.
  • European-American historians often discuss the Creek War as part of the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain, as tribal tensions were exacerbated during this war.
  • The Creek War (1813–1814), also known as the "Red Stick War," began as a civil war within the Creek (Muscogee) nation.
  • Red Stick leaders such as William Weatherford (Red Eagle), Peter McQueen, and Menawa were all allies of the British.
  • Discuss the intersection of Native American civil wars and the War of 1812

• Rhode Island

  • When dissenters, including Puritan minister Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson, challenged Governor Winthrop in Massachusetts Bay in the 1630s, they were banished.
  • Anne Hutchinson also ran afoul of Puritan authorities for her criticism of the evolving religious practices in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  • 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 United States and the World

  • On the advice of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt, President William McKinley asked Congress to declare war on April 11, 1898.
  • On April 25, 1898 Congress declared war on Spain.
  • The war ended eight months later with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898.
  • The war had cost the United States $250 million and 3,000 lives, of whom 90% had perished from infectious diseases.
  • After Kalākaua's death, his sister Queen Liliʻuokalani appointed him to her Privy Council on August 31, 1891.