Treaty of Tellico (1798)

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Cherokee–United States treaty treaty

The Treaty of Tellico (1798) was an agreement between the United States and the Cherokee Nation that further ceded Cherokee lands in the Southeast as part of the early U.S. expansion into Native American territories.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Tellico (1798) canonical	3
Treaty of Tellico (1804)	1
Treaty of Tellico (1805)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8365770 — 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 Tellico (1798)
Context triple: [Treaty of Holston, followedBy, Treaty of Tellico (1798)]

A. Treaty of Tuscaloosa
The Treaty of Tuscaloosa was an 1818 agreement by which the United States acquired lands from the Chickasaw Nation in what became known as the Jackson Purchase, opening large areas of western Kentucky and Tennessee to American settlement.
B. Treaty of Big Tree
The Treaty of Big Tree was an 1797 agreement in which the Seneca Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in western New York to the United States, profoundly reshaping their territory and future.
C. 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.
D. Treaty of Doaksville
The Treaty of Doaksville was an 1837 agreement between the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations that defined their territorial and political relationship in Indian Territory following their forced removal from the southeastern United States.
E. Treaty of Camp Holmes
The Treaty of Camp Holmes was an 1835 agreement between the United States and several Plains tribes that aimed to establish peace and regulate relations on the expanding western frontier.
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 Tellico (1798)
Target entity description: The Treaty of Tellico (1798) was an agreement between the United States and the Cherokee Nation that further ceded Cherokee lands in the Southeast as part of the early U.S. expansion into Native American territories.

A. Treaty of Tuscaloosa
The Treaty of Tuscaloosa was an 1818 agreement by which the United States acquired lands from the Chickasaw Nation in what became known as the Jackson Purchase, opening large areas of western Kentucky and Tennessee to American settlement.
B. Treaty of Big Tree
The Treaty of Big Tree was an 1797 agreement in which the Seneca Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in western New York to the United States, profoundly reshaping their territory and future.
C. 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.
D. Treaty of Doaksville
The Treaty of Doaksville was an 1837 agreement between the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations that defined their territorial and political relationship in Indian Territory following their forced removal from the southeastern United States.
E. Treaty of Camp Holmes
The Treaty of Camp Holmes was an 1835 agreement between the United States and several Plains tribes that aimed to establish peace and regulate relations on the expanding western frontier.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cherokee–United States treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ
aim	formalize new boundaries between U.S. and Cherokee territories ⓘ secure additional land for the United States from the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Cherokee Nation ⓘ linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical) United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
conflict	United States–Cherokee land disputes ⓘ linked to: United States–Cherokee treaty series
continent	North America ⓘ
countrySignatory	Cherokee Nation ⓘ linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical) United States of America ⓘ
describedBySource	Cherokee Nation historical accounts ⓘ United States historical records ⓘ
ethnicGroupInvolved	Cherokee people ⓘ
follows	Treaty of Holston ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Holston (1791)
hasEffect	adjustment of boundaries between the United States and the Cherokee Nation ⓘ cession of Cherokee lands in the Southeast ⓘ facilitation of U.S. settlement in former Cherokee lands ⓘ reduction of Cherokee territorial holdings ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early United States republic ⓘ post–American Revolutionary era ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalForm	bilateral treaty ⓘ
locationSigned	Tellico ⓘ linked to: Tellico River Tennessee ⓘ
mainSubject	Cherokee–United States relations ⓘ U.S. westward expansion ⓘ land cession ⓘ
partOf	United States expansion into Native American territories ⓘ United States–Cherokee treaty series ⓘ treaties between the United States and Indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ
pointInTime	1798 ⓘ
signatory	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government leaders of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
significantFor	history of U.S. Indian policy ⓘ history of the American Southeast ⓘ history of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
startTime	1798 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of Holston → followedBy → Treaty of Tellico (1798) ⓘ

subject linked to: Treaty of Holston (1791)

Cherokee–United States relations → significantEvent → Treaty of Tellico (1798) ⓘ

United States–Cherokee treaty series → hasPart → Treaty of Tellico (1798) ⓘ

United States–Cherokee treaty series → hasPart → Treaty of Tellico (1804) ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Tellico (1798)

United States–Cherokee treaty series → hasPart → Treaty of Tellico (1805) ⓘ