The History of America
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The History of America is an influential 18th-century historical work by Scottish historian William Robertson that examines the discovery, colonization, and early societies of the Americas from a European Enlightenment perspective.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The History of America canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4368258 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of America Context triple: [William Robertson, knownFor, The History of America]
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A.
History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent
*History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent* is a multi-volume 19th-century historical work by George Bancroft that offers a comprehensive, nationalist narrative of early American history and the nation’s founding.
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B.
The Cycles of American History
The Cycles of American History is a historical analysis book by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. that interprets U.S. history as a series of recurring political and ideological cycles.
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C.
The Epic of America
The Epic of America is a 1931 historical and cultural study by James Truslow Adams that famously popularized and defined the concept of the “American Dream.”
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D.
The American Republic
The American Republic is a 19th-century political and philosophical treatise by Orestes Brownson that analyzes the principles, foundations, and distinctive character of the United States’ constitutional system.
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E.
The Rising Glory of America
The Rising Glory of America is an early patriotic poem by Philip Freneau that envisions the future greatness and promise of the newly emerging United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of America Target entity description: The History of America is an influential 18th-century historical work by Scottish historian William Robertson that examines the discovery, colonization, and early societies of the Americas from a European Enlightenment perspective.
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A.
History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent
*History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent* is a multi-volume 19th-century historical work by George Bancroft that offers a comprehensive, nationalist narrative of early American history and the nation’s founding.
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B.
The Cycles of American History
The Cycles of American History is a historical analysis book by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. that interprets U.S. history as a series of recurring political and ideological cycles.
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C.
The Epic of America
The Epic of America is a 1931 historical and cultural study by James Truslow Adams that famously popularized and defined the concept of the “American Dream.”
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D.
The American Republic
The American Republic is a 19th-century political and philosophical treatise by Orestes Brownson that analyzes the principles, foundations, and distinctive character of the United States’ constitutional system.
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E.
The Rising Glory of America
The Rising Glory of America is an early patriotic poem by Philip Freneau that envisions the future greatness and promise of the newly emerging United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century book
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historical work ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | William Robertson ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Enlightenment debates on empire
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European understanding of the New World ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| examines |
Portuguese activities in the New World
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Spanish conquest of the Americas ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish colonization of the Americas
economic exploitation of the Americas ⓘ impact of European colonization on native populations ⓘ indigenous American civilizations ⓘ political institutions in Spanish America ⓘ religious and missionary activity in the Americas ⓘ transatlantic connections between Europe and the Americas ⓘ |
| field |
Atlantic history
ⓘ
early American studies ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace |
Dublin
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| firstPublicationYear | 1777 ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| genre |
colonial history
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history ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
attempt to describe indigenous cultures from European sources
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comparative treatment of European colonial powers ⓘ critical discussion of Spanish imperial policy ⓘ use of travel accounts and official documents ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
European Enlightenment
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late 18th-century British Empire ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment historiography
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empiricist historical method ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Age of Discovery
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linked to:
Age of Exploration
European colonization of the Americas ⓘ history of the Americas ⓘ indigenous societies in the Americas ⓘ |
| perspective | European Enlightenment perspective ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| publisher |
T. Cadell
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W. Strahan ⓘ |
| reception |
highly influential in late 18th century
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translated into other European languages ⓘ widely read in Britain ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
The History of Scotland
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The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V ⓘ |
| structure | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | from the discovery of the New World to early colonial era ⓘ |
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