Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778)
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The Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778) was the first formal treaty between the newly formed United States and a Native American nation, the Lenape (Delaware), aiming to secure military alliance and passage rights during the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Fort Pitt | 1 |
| Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2796544 — 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 Fort Pitt (1778) Context triple: [United States–Native American treaties, hasPart, Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778)]
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A.
Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784)
The Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784) was an early post–American Revolution agreement in which the United States compelled the Iroquois Confederacy to cede vast tracts of land in the Ohio Country and beyond, reshaping territorial control in the Northeast and Midwest.
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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 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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D.
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.
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E.
Treaty of Fort Meigs
The Treaty of Fort Meigs was an 1817 agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes, including the Shawnee, that ceded large tracts of Indigenous land in the Northwest Territory to the U.S. government.
- 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 Fort Pitt (1778) Target entity description: The Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778) was the first formal treaty between the newly formed United States and a Native American nation, the Lenape (Delaware), aiming to secure military alliance and passage rights during the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784)
The Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784) was an early post–American Revolution agreement in which the United States compelled the Iroquois Confederacy to cede vast tracts of land in the Ohio Country and beyond, reshaping territorial control in the Northeast and Midwest.
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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 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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D.
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.
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E.
Treaty of Fort Meigs
The Treaty of Fort Meigs was an 1817 agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes, including the Shawnee, that ceded large tracts of Indigenous land in the Northwest Territory to the U.S. government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States–Native American treaty
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Lenape homelands in the Ohio Valley
ⓘ
Ohio Country ⓘ |
| archivedIn |
National Archives and Records Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Archives
|
| authorizedBy | Continental Congress ⓘ |
| betweenParty |
Delaware Nation
ⓘ
Lenape ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| containsProvision |
Lenape warriors to join American forces against the British
ⓘ
mutual defense between the United States and Lenape ⓘ promise of possible future Lenape state ⓘ recognition of Lenape land rights ⓘ |
| context |
Continental Congress Indian diplomacy
ⓘ
United States–Native American relations ⓘ |
| documentType | ratified treaty ⓘ |
| grantedByLenape |
permission to build forts in Lenape territory
ⓘ
right of way for American troops ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Treaty of Fort Pitt
ⓘ
Treaty of Shackamaxon ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty with the Delawares
|
| hasDate | 1778 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American nation ⓘ |
| includesIdea | potential admission of a Lenape state into the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding agreement at time of signing ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
American Indian agents
ⓘ
representatives of the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| negotiatedWith |
Lenape
ⓘ
surface form:
Lenape chiefs
|
| obligationOfUnitedStates |
to provide military assistance to Lenape
ⓘ
to provide supplies to Lenape allies ⓘ |
| partyLeaderLenape |
Captain Pipe
ⓘ
John Kill Buck Jr. ⓘ White Eyes ⓘ |
| partyLeaderUnitedStates |
Andrew Lewis
ⓘ
Thomas Lewis ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to secure a military alliance with the Lenape
ⓘ
to secure passage rights for U.S. troops through Lenape territory ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| relatedPeople |
Continental Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Congress Indian commissioners
George Washington ⓘ |
| signedAt | Fort Pitt ⓘ |
| signedDuring | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| signedInPresentDay | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| signedOn | September 17, 1778 ⓘ |
| subsequentHistory |
followed by further displacement of the Lenape
ⓘ
largely unfulfilled by the United States ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778) Description of subject: The Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778) was the first formal treaty between the newly formed United States and a Native American nation, the Lenape (Delaware), aiming to secure military alliance and passage rights during the American Revolutionary War.
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Treaty of Fort Pitt