Treaty of 1842
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The Treaty of 1842 was a U.S.–Native American agreement, particularly involving Ojibwe lands in the Lake Superior region, that ceded extensive mineral-rich territories to the United States and reshaped Indigenous land rights in the upper Midwest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of 1842 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13154470 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of 1842 Context triple: [Treaty of La Pointe, relatedTo, Treaty of 1842]
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Treaty of Wuchale
The Treaty of Wuchale was an 1889 agreement between Italy and Ethiopia whose disputed wording over Ethiopia’s sovereignty helped trigger the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
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Treaty of 23 December 1865
The Treaty of 23 December 1865 was the international agreement through which several European states standardized their coinage systems, laying the foundation for the Latin Monetary Union.
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C.
Treaty of 1854
The Treaty of 1854 was a U.S. government agreement that ceded most of the Omaha people's ancestral lands in present-day Nebraska in exchange for a reservation and other promised provisions.
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D.
London Protocol of 1852
The London Protocol of 1852 was an international agreement in which the European great powers recognized the integrity of the Danish monarchy and its succession arrangements, setting the stage for later tensions that led to the Second Schleswig War.
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E.
Treaty of Gandamak
The Treaty of Gandamak was an 1879 agreement that ended the early phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War by imposing British control over Afghanistan’s foreign affairs and ceding key frontier territories to the British Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of 1842 Target entity description: The Treaty of 1842 was a U.S.–Native American agreement, particularly involving Ojibwe lands in the Lake Superior region, that ceded extensive mineral-rich territories to the United States and reshaped Indigenous land rights in the upper Midwest.
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A.
Treaty of Wuchale
The Treaty of Wuchale was an 1889 agreement between Italy and Ethiopia whose disputed wording over Ethiopia’s sovereignty helped trigger the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
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B.
Treaty of 23 December 1865
The Treaty of 23 December 1865 was the international agreement through which several European states standardized their coinage systems, laying the foundation for the Latin Monetary Union.
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C.
Treaty of 1854
The Treaty of 1854 was a U.S. government agreement that ceded most of the Omaha people's ancestral lands in present-day Nebraska in exchange for a reservation and other promised provisions.
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D.
London Protocol of 1852
The London Protocol of 1852 was an international agreement in which the European great powers recognized the integrity of the Danish monarchy and its succession arrangements, setting the stage for later tensions that led to the Second Schleswig War.
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E.
Treaty of Gandamak
The Treaty of Gandamak was an 1879 agreement that ended the early phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War by imposing British control over Afghanistan’s foreign affairs and ceding key frontier territories to the British Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land cession treaty
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treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Lake Superior region
NERFINISHED
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Ojibwe lands NERFINISHED ⓘ upper Midwest ⓘ |
| concerns |
Ojibwe land rights
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resource extraction ⓘ sovereignty of Native American nations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effect |
ceded extensive territories to the United States
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expanded U.S. control over mineral-rich lands ⓘ reshaped Indigenous land rights in the upper Midwest ⓘ |
| follows | earlier U.S.–Ojibwe agreements ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| impact |
increased access for U.S. mining interests
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long-term disputes over land and resource rights ⓘ reduction of Ojibwe-controlled territory ⓘ |
| legalStatus | federal treaty of the United States ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Indigenous land rights
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land cession ⓘ mineral rights ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S.–Native American treaty system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to formalize cession of Ojibwe lands in the Lake Superior region
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to obtain mineral-rich territories for the United States ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | binding agreement between the United States and Ojibwe bands ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatory |
Chippewa
NERFINISHED
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Lake Superior Ojibwe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ojibwe NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of 1842 Description of subject: The Treaty of 1842 was a U.S.–Native American agreement, particularly involving Ojibwe lands in the Lake Superior region, that ceded extensive mineral-rich territories to the United States and reshaped Indigenous land rights in the upper Midwest.
Referenced by (1)
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