Treaty of Holston (1791)
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The Treaty of Holston (1791) was an agreement between the United States and the Cherokee Nation that established boundaries, affirmed U.S. protection over Cherokee lands, and sought to regulate trade and relations in the early American frontier.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Holston | 2 |
| Treaty of Holston (1791) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1742084 — 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 Holston (1791) Context triple: [Cherokee Nation (historical), significantTreaty, Treaty of Holston (1791)]
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A.
Treaty of Greenville
The Treaty of Greenville was a 1795 agreement between the United States and a coalition of Native American tribes that ended major hostilities in the Northwest Territory and opened much of present-day Ohio to American settlement.
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B.
Treaty of Fort McIntosh
The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a 1785 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio Country to U.S. control, helping set the stage for further conflict in the Northwest Indian War.
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C.
Treaty of Hopewell
The Treaty of Hopewell was a series of late 18th-century agreements between the United States and several Native American nations, including the Cherokee, that established boundaries and sought to regulate relations on the southern frontier.
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D.
Treaty of Fort Harmar
The Treaty of Fort Harmar was a 1789 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations of the Northwest Territory that attempted, unsuccessfully, to reaffirm earlier land cessions and ease frontier tensions during the Northwest Indian War.
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E.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
- 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 Holston (1791) Target entity description: The Treaty of Holston (1791) was an agreement between the United States and the Cherokee Nation that established boundaries, affirmed U.S. protection over Cherokee lands, and sought to regulate trade and relations in the early American frontier.
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A.
Treaty of Greenville
The Treaty of Greenville was a 1795 agreement between the United States and a coalition of Native American tribes that ended major hostilities in the Northwest Territory and opened much of present-day Ohio to American settlement.
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B.
Treaty of Fort McIntosh
The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a 1785 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio Country to U.S. control, helping set the stage for further conflict in the Northwest Indian War.
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C.
Treaty of Hopewell
The Treaty of Hopewell was a series of late 18th-century agreements between the United States and several Native American nations, including the Cherokee, that established boundaries and sought to regulate relations on the southern frontier.
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D.
Treaty of Fort Harmar
The Treaty of Fort Harmar was a 1789 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations of the Northwest Territory that attempted, unsuccessfully, to reaffirm earlier land cessions and ease frontier tensions during the Northwest Indian War.
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E.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States–Native American treaty
ⓘ
bilateral treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Cherokee lands
ⓘ
Southwest Territory ⓘ present-day Tennessee ⓘ |
| category |
1791 treaties
ⓘ
Treaties involving the Cherokee ⓘ Treaties of the United States government ⓘ |
| commissioner | William Blount ⓘ |
| conflictContext | post–American Revolutionary War frontier conflicts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1791-07-02 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupParty | Cherokee ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Tellico (1798) ⓘ |
| follows |
Treaty of Hopewell
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Hopewell (1785)
|
| historicalPeriod |
Early Republic of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Early national period of the United States
|
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified treaty ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cherokee–United States relations
ⓘ
U.S. protection of Cherokee lands ⓘ boundary delimitation ⓘ land cession ⓘ trade regulation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Holston River ⓘ |
| negotiatedUnderAdministrationOf | George Washington ⓘ |
| partOf | United States–Cherokee treaty series ⓘ |
| party |
Cherokee Nation (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cherokee Nation
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| providedFor |
Cherokee acknowledgment of U.S. sovereignty
ⓘ
U.S. protection of Cherokee from encroachments ⓘ establishment of boundary lines between U.S. settlers and Cherokee ⓘ regulation of trade with licensed traders ⓘ |
| purpose |
to affirm U.S. protection over Cherokee lands
ⓘ
to establish boundaries between the United States and the Cherokee Nation ⓘ to maintain peace on the early American frontier ⓘ to regulate trade with the Cherokee ⓘ |
| ratifyingBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| requiredFrom |
Cherokee Nation (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cherokee Nation
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| requiredFromCherokee |
cessions of certain lands
ⓘ
recognition of U.S. protection ⓘ |
| requiredFromUnitedStates |
guarantee of remaining Cherokee lands
ⓘ
provision of goods and annuities ⓘ |
| signatory |
Cherokee Nation (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cherokee Nation
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| signedAt | Holston River ⓘ |
| signingPresident | George Washington ⓘ |
| topic | Native American treaties of the United States ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1791 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of Holston (1791) Description of subject: The Treaty of Holston (1791) was an agreement between the United States and the Cherokee Nation that established boundaries, affirmed U.S. protection over Cherokee lands, and sought to regulate trade and relations in the early American frontier.
Referenced by (3)
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Treaty of Holston
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Treaty of Holston