Georgia Cession of western lands to the United States
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The Georgia Cession of western lands to the United States was the 1802 agreement in which Georgia surrendered its vast western territorial claims (in present-day Alabama and Mississippi) to the federal government, helping resolve boundary disputes and scandals like the Yazoo land fraud.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Georgia Cession Act of 1802 | 1 |
| Georgia Cession of western lands to the United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13960278 — 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.
Target entity: Georgia Cession of western lands to the United States Context triple: [Yazoo land controversy resolution, significantEvent, Georgia Cession of western lands to the United States]
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A.
Gadsden Purchase agreement
The Gadsden Purchase agreement was an 1853 treaty between the United States and Mexico in which the U.S. bought a strip of land in present-day southern Arizona and New Mexico to facilitate a southern transcontinental railroad and finalize the continental border.
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B.
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was an 1803 land deal in which the United States bought a vast territory from France, doubling the nation's size and securing control of the Mississippi River region.
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C.
Jackson Purchase
The Jackson Purchase is a region in far western Kentucky, bordered by the Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee rivers, known for its flat, fertile farmland and historical acquisition from the Chickasaw Nation in the early 19th century.
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D.
Southwest Territory
The Southwest Territory was a United States territorial government (1790–1796) that administered the region south of the Ohio River which later became the state of Tennessee.
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E.
Southwest Territory
Southwest Territory is a themed section of the Six Flags Great America amusement park designed with an Old West motif and featuring various rides, attractions, and entertainment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Georgia Cession of western lands to the United States Target entity description: The Georgia Cession of western lands to the United States was the 1802 agreement in which Georgia surrendered its vast western territorial claims (in present-day Alabama and Mississippi) to the federal government, helping resolve boundary disputes and scandals like the Yazoo land fraud.
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A.
Gadsden Purchase agreement
The Gadsden Purchase agreement was an 1853 treaty between the United States and Mexico in which the U.S. bought a strip of land in present-day southern Arizona and New Mexico to facilitate a southern transcontinental railroad and finalize the continental border.
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B.
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was an 1803 land deal in which the United States bought a vast territory from France, doubling the nation's size and securing control of the Mississippi River region.
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C.
Jackson Purchase
The Jackson Purchase is a region in far western Kentucky, bordered by the Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee rivers, known for its flat, fertile farmland and historical acquisition from the Chickasaw Nation in the early 19th century.
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D.
Southwest Territory
The Southwest Territory was a United States territorial government (1790–1796) that administered the region south of the Ohio River which later became the state of Tennessee.
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E.
Southwest Territory
Southwest Territory is a themed section of the Six Flags Great America amusement park designed with an Old West motif and featuring various rides, attractions, and entertainment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.