Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek

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United States–Native American treaty legal agreement treaty

The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was an 1830 agreement that forced the Choctaw Nation to cede their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States and relocate west of the Mississippi River, marking one of the first major removals under the U.S. Indian Removal policy.

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Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek canonical	5
Negotiation of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek	1

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Target entity: Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
Context triple: [Choctaw Nation, treaty, Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. Treaty of Prairie du Chien
The Treaty of Prairie du Chien was a series of early 19th-century agreements between the United States and several Native American nations in the Upper Midwest that redefined tribal boundaries and ceded large areas of Indigenous land to the U.S. government.
E. Treaty of Payne’s Landing
The Treaty of Payne’s Landing was an 1832 agreement between the United States and some Seminole leaders that controversially required the Seminoles to relocate from Florida to Indian Territory, helping spark the Second Seminole 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 Dancing Rabbit Creek
Target entity description: The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was an 1830 agreement that forced the Choctaw Nation to cede their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States and relocate west of the Mississippi River, marking one of the first major removals under the U.S. Indian Removal policy.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. Treaty of Prairie du Chien
The Treaty of Prairie du Chien was a series of early 19th-century agreements between the United States and several Native American nations in the Upper Midwest that redefined tribal boundaries and ceded large areas of Indigenous land to the U.S. government.
E. Treaty of Payne’s Landing
The Treaty of Payne’s Landing was an 1832 agreement between the United States and some Seminole leaders that controversially required the Seminoles to relocate from Florida to Indian Territory, helping spark the Second Seminole War.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States–Native American treaty ⓘ legal agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ
associatedWith	Andrew Jackson presidency ⓘ surface form: Andrew Jackson administration Trail of Tears ⓘ
category	Forced migration in the United States ⓘ Native American history of Mississippi ⓘ Treaties of the United States ⓘ
containsProvision	land exchange for territory west of the Mississippi River ⓘ option for some Choctaw to remain and become U.S. citizens ⓘ promise of protection for Choctaw in new territory ⓘ
countryAtTime	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
destinationRegion	Indian Territory ⓘ present-day Oklahoma ⓘ
effectOnPopulation	death and hardship during removal ⓘ
followedBy	forced migration of Choctaw to Indian Territory ⓘ
historicalSignificance	first removal treaty carried into effect under the Indian Removal Act of 1830 ⓘ key event in the dispossession of Native American lands in the Southeast ⓘ one of the first major removals under U.S. Indian Removal policy ⓘ
language	Choctaw language ⓘ surface form: Choctaw English ⓘ
legalBasisFor	Choctaw removal ⓘ transfer of Choctaw land titles to the United States ⓘ
locationAffected	Alabama ⓘ Louisiana Territory ⓘ surface form: Louisiana Mississippi ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Choctaw people ⓘ surface form: Choctaw leaders U.S. government representatives ⓘ
partOf	Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ surface form: Indian removal in the United States United States Indian Removal policy ⓘ
party	Choctaw people ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
peopleAffected	Choctaw Nation ⓘ Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians ⓘ surface form: Choctaw communities in Mississippi
policyContext	Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830
precededBy	earlier U.S.–Choctaw treaties ⓘ
result	beginning of mass Choctaw emigration ⓘ cession of Choctaw ancestral lands in the southeastern United States ⓘ grant of land in Indian Territory to the Choctaw ⓘ large-scale displacement of Choctaw people ⓘ loss of most Choctaw land in Mississippi and Alabama ⓘ removal of Choctaw Nation west of the Mississippi River ⓘ
signatory	Choctaw Nation ⓘ United States government ⓘ
signedAt	Dancing Rabbit Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedInPresentDay	Mississippi ⓘ
signedOn	1830-09-27 ⓘ
year	1830 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Choctaw Nation → treaty → Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek ⓘ

United States–Native American treaties → hasPart → Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek ⓘ

Choctaw people → treaty → Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek ⓘ

“Five Civilized Tribes” → treaty → Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek ⓘ

subject surface form: Five Civilized Tribes

Greenwood LeFlore → notableWork → Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek ⓘ

this entity surface form: Negotiation of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek

Greenwood LeFlore → treaty → Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek ⓘ

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