Treaty of 1836
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The Treaty of 1836 was an agreement in which the Menominee people ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Great Lakes region to the United States, significantly reshaping their territorial rights and sovereignty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of 1836 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7472497 — 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 1836 Context triple: [Menominee people, treaty, Treaty of 1836]
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A.
Convention of 1836
The Convention of 1836 was the assembly of Texan delegates at Washington-on-the-Brazos that declared Texas independent from Mexico and drafted its founding constitution.
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B.
Treaty of Fort Wise
The Treaty of Fort Wise was an 1861 agreement in which some Cheyenne and Arapaho leaders ceded large portions of their Colorado lands to the United States, setting the stage for increased conflict and the Colorado War.
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C.
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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D.
Treaty of 1831
The Treaty of 1831 was an agreement in which the Menominee people ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in present-day Wisconsin to the United States, significantly reshaping their territorial rights and future.
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E.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
- 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 1836 Target entity description: The Treaty of 1836 was an agreement in which the Menominee people ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Great Lakes region to the United States, significantly reshaping their territorial rights and sovereignty.
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A.
Convention of 1836
The Convention of 1836 was the assembly of Texan delegates at Washington-on-the-Brazos that declared Texas independent from Mexico and drafted its founding constitution.
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B.
Treaty of Fort Wise
The Treaty of Fort Wise was an 1861 agreement in which some Cheyenne and Arapaho leaders ceded large portions of their Colorado lands to the United States, setting the stage for increased conflict and the Colorado War.
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C.
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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D.
Treaty of 1831
The Treaty of 1831 was an agreement in which the Menominee people ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in present-day Wisconsin to the United States, significantly reshaping their territorial rights and future.
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E.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty ⓘ |
| affects |
Menominee sovereignty
ⓘ
Menominee territorial rights ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup | Menominee people ⓘ |
| beneficiary | United States government ⓘ |
| consequence |
consolidation of Menominee onto reduced land base
ⓘ
loss of Menominee control over large tracts of Great Lakes land ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasEffect |
cession of large portions of Menominee ancestral lands
ⓘ
diminished Menominee sovereignty ⓘ expansion of United States control over Great Lakes lands ⓘ reduction of Menominee territorial rights ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
U.S. Indian removal and land acquisition policies
ⓘ
United States westward expansion ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal treaty of the United States ⓘ |
| location | Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| partOf | United States–Native American treaties ⓘ |
| relatesToTerritory |
Great Lakes basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Lakes Basin
Menominee ancestral lands ⓘ Michigan ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ |
| signatory |
Menominee
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| topic |
Indigenous land rights
ⓘ
Indigenous sovereignty ⓘ land cession ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of 1836 Description of subject: The Treaty of 1836 was an agreement in which the Menominee people ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Great Lakes region to the United States, significantly reshaping their territorial rights and sovereignty.
Referenced by (2)
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