Treaty of Detroit (1807)
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The Treaty of Detroit (1807) was an agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large areas of land in what is now Michigan and Ohio, paving the way for American settlement in the Old Northwest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Detroit (1807) canonical | 3 |
| Treaty of Detroit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4306699 — 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 Detroit (1807) Context triple: [Odawa, treatyPartyTo, Treaty of Detroit (1807)]
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A.
Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)
The Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809) was a controversial land cession agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that fueled Native resistance and helped spark Tecumseh's War.
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B.
Treaty of La Pointe
The Treaty of La Pointe was an 1854 agreement between the United States and Ojibwe (Chippewa) bands that ceded large areas of land in the Lake Superior region while establishing reservations and defining ongoing rights for the Ojibwe people.
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C.
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.
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D.
Treaty of St. Marys (1818)
The Treaty of St. Marys (1818) was a U.S.–Native American agreement in which the Miami and other tribes ceded large tracts of land in present-day Indiana and Ohio to the United States, facilitating American expansion in the Old Northwest.
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E.
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.
- 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 Detroit (1807) Target entity description: The Treaty of Detroit (1807) was an agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large areas of land in what is now Michigan and Ohio, paving the way for American settlement in the Old Northwest.
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A.
Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)
The Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809) was a controversial land cession agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that fueled Native resistance and helped spark Tecumseh's War.
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B.
Treaty of La Pointe
The Treaty of La Pointe was an 1854 agreement between the United States and Ojibwe (Chippewa) bands that ceded large areas of land in the Lake Superior region while establishing reservations and defining ongoing rights for the Ojibwe people.
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C.
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.
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D.
Treaty of St. Marys (1818)
The Treaty of St. Marys (1818) was a U.S.–Native American agreement in which the Miami and other tribes ceded large tracts of land in present-day Indiana and Ohio to the United States, facilitating American expansion in the Old Northwest.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land cession treaty
ⓘ
treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Old Northwest
ⓘ
present-day Michigan ⓘ present-day Ohio ⓘ |
| category |
1807 in American law
ⓘ
Native American history of Michigan ⓘ Native American history of Ohio ⓘ Treaties of the United States ⓘ |
| chronology | precedes intensified U.S. settlement in Michigan Territory ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| effect |
increased U.S. control over Great Lakes region
ⓘ
reduction of Native American landholdings in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| follows | Treaty of Greenville ⓘ |
| hasType | bilateral and multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| impact | altered control of land around Detroit and the lower peninsula of Michigan ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | public international law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified by the United States government ⓘ |
| location |
Detroit
ⓘ
Michigan Territory ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Detroit ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
William Hull ⓘ |
| partOf | series of early 19th-century U.S.–Native American treaties ⓘ |
| purpose |
define land boundaries between the United States and Native American nations
ⓘ
secure land for American settlers ⓘ |
| region | Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| result |
cession of Native American land to the United States
ⓘ
opening of land for American settlement ⓘ |
| signatory |
Chippewa Nation
ⓘ
Ottawa Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Ottawa tribe
Potawatomi Nation ⓘ United States of America ⓘ Wyandot Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Wyandot
|
| signatoryGroup |
Chippewa people
ⓘ
linked to:
Chippewa Nation
Ottawa people ⓘ Potawatomi people ⓘ
linked to:
Potawatomi
Wyandot people ⓘ
linked to:
Wyandot
|
| signingDate | 1807-11-17 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
United States–Native American relations
ⓘ
westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| year | 1807 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of Detroit (1807) Description of subject: The Treaty of Detroit (1807) was an agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large areas of land in what is now Michigan and Ohio, paving the way for American settlement in the Old Northwest.
Referenced by (4)
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