Shadwell, Virginia Colony
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Shadwell, Virginia Colony was an 18th-century plantation community in Albemarle County best known as the birthplace and early home of Thomas Jefferson.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shadwell, Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia | 2 |
| Shadwell, Virginia Colony canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Shadwell, Virginia Colony Context triple: [Thomas Jefferson, placeOfBirth, Shadwell, Virginia Colony]
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Jamestown
Jamestown is a historic Gold Rush-era town in Tuolumne County, California, known for its preserved 19th-century buildings and nearby Railtown 1897 State Historic Park.
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Jamestown
Jamestown is the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607 in what is now Virginia.
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Colony and Dominion of Virginia
The Colony and Dominion of Virginia was a major English and later British colony in North America, notable as the first permanent English settlement and a political and economic center that helped shape early American history.
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Williamsburg
Williamsburg is a historic colonial city in Virginia renowned for its well-preserved 18th-century architecture and living-history museum, Colonial Williamsburg.
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Delaware Colony
Delaware Colony was a British North American colony along the mid-Atlantic coast that later became the state of Delaware, known for its early settlement, diverse population, and role in colonial trade and politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shadwell, Virginia Colony Target entity description: Shadwell, Virginia Colony was an 18th-century plantation community in Albemarle County best known as the birthplace and early home of Thomas Jefferson.
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A.
Jamestown
Jamestown is a historic Gold Rush-era town in Tuolumne County, California, known for its preserved 19th-century buildings and nearby Railtown 1897 State Historic Park.
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B.
Jamestown
Jamestown is the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607 in what is now Virginia.
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C.
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
The Colony and Dominion of Virginia was a major English and later British colony in North America, notable as the first permanent English settlement and a political and economic center that helped shape early American history.
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D.
Williamsburg
Williamsburg is a historic colonial city in Virginia renowned for its well-preserved 18th-century architecture and living-history museum, Colonial Williamsburg.
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E.
Delaware Colony
Delaware Colony was a British North American colony along the mid-Atlantic coast that later became the state of Delaware, known for its early settlement, diverse population, and role in colonial trade and politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plantation
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Revolutionary era elite
ⓘ
Monticello (plantation) ⓘ
surface form:
Monticello
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| birthplaceOf | Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | near Rivanna River ⓘ |
| country | British America ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
mixed farming
ⓘ
tobacco cultivation ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Peter Jefferson ⓘ |
| governedBy |
House of Burgesses
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Burgesses (Virginia Colony)
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| hasFunction |
agricultural estate
ⓘ
tobacco plantation ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Anglican cultural context ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Albemarle County, Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Albemarle County, Virginia Colony
Colony and Dominion of Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Colony
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| locatedNear | Charlottesville, Virginia ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Spitalfields, London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Shadwell, London
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| notableResident | Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Jefferson family ⓘ |
| partOf |
Monticello (plantation)
ⓘ
surface form:
Jefferson family estates in Albemarle County
Shadwell plantation ⓘ |
| significance | early home of a future U.S. president ⓘ |
| significantEvent | birth of Thomas Jefferson in 1743 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| usedFor | enslaved labor-based agriculture ⓘ |
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Subject: Shadwell, Virginia Colony Description of subject: Shadwell, Virginia Colony was an 18th-century plantation community in Albemarle County best known as the birthplace and early home of Thomas Jefferson.
Referenced by (3)
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