Treaty of St. Louis (1816)
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The Treaty of St. Louis (1816) was an agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that further ceded Indigenous lands in the Midwest to U.S. control as part of early 19th-century westward expansion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of St. Louis (1816) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T416055 — 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 St. Louis (1816) Context triple: [Treaty of St. Louis (1804), followedBy, Treaty of St. Louis (1816)]
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Treaty of St. Louis (1804)
The Treaty of St. Louis (1804) was an agreement in which Sauk and Meskwaki leaders, under disputed circumstances, ceded vast lands in Illinois and Missouri to the United States, later fueling tensions that led to the Black Hawk War.
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Treaties of Velasco
The Treaties of Velasco were 1836 agreements between the newly independent Republic of Texas and captured Mexican president Antonio López de Santa Anna that sought to end hostilities after the Battle of San Jacinto and define Texas–Mexico relations.
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Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778)
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) was a landmark agreement between the United States and France that recognized American independence and established vital commercial and diplomatic relations during the American Revolutionary War.
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Treaty of Paris (1784)
The Treaty of Paris (1784) was the peace agreement that ended the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, reshaping Dutch colonial and commercial power in favor of British interests.
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the 1848 peace agreement that ended the Mexican–American War and transferred vast territories from Mexico to the United States, shaping the modern U.S.–Mexico border.
- 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 St. Louis (1816) Target entity description: The Treaty of St. Louis (1816) was an agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that further ceded Indigenous lands in the Midwest to U.S. control as part of early 19th-century westward expansion.
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A.
Treaty of St. Louis (1804)
The Treaty of St. Louis (1804) was an agreement in which Sauk and Meskwaki leaders, under disputed circumstances, ceded vast lands in Illinois and Missouri to the United States, later fueling tensions that led to the Black Hawk War.
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B.
Treaties of Velasco
The Treaties of Velasco were 1836 agreements between the newly independent Republic of Texas and captured Mexican president Antonio López de Santa Anna that sought to end hostilities after the Battle of San Jacinto and define Texas–Mexico relations.
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C.
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778)
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) was a landmark agreement between the United States and France that recognized American independence and established vital commercial and diplomatic relations during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Treaty of Paris (1784)
The Treaty of Paris (1784) was the peace agreement that ended the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, reshaping Dutch colonial and commercial power in favor of British interests.
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E.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the 1848 peace agreement that ended the Mexican–American War and transferred vast territories from Mexico to the United States, shaping the modern U.S.–Mexico border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land cession treaty
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treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Great Lakes region
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Illinois Country ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Midwest
Upper Mississippi Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Mississippi River region
|
| consequence |
contributed to displacement of Native American communities in the Midwest
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increased U.S. sovereignty claims over the ceded area ⓘ opened additional territory for U.S. military and trading posts ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| effect |
ceded Indigenous lands in the Midwest to the United States
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facilitated U.S. settlement in the Midwest ⓘ reduced Native American landholdings in the region ⓘ |
| follows | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Native American languages ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified treaty of the United States ⓘ |
| locationSigned |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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surface form:
St. Louis, Missouri
|
| partOf |
U.S. Indian treaty system
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United States westward expansion ⓘ |
| purpose |
expansion of U.S. control over Indigenous lands
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land cession ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Treaty of St. Louis (1804)
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Treaty of St. Louis (1818) ⓘ |
| signatory |
Illinois tribes
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Ojibwe ⓘ Ottawa ⓘ Potawatomi ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| signedByParty |
leaders of several Native American tribes
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representatives of the United States government ⓘ |
| topic |
United States–Native American treaties
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surface form:
United States–Native American relations
dispossession of Indigenous lands ⓘ frontier policy of the United States ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of St. Louis (1816) Description of subject: The Treaty of St. Louis (1816) was an agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that further ceded Indigenous lands in the Midwest to U.S. control as part of early 19th-century westward expansion.
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