United States–Cherokee treaty series
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The United States–Cherokee treaty series is a collection of formal agreements negotiated between the U.S. government and the Cherokee Nation that shaped their political relations, land cessions, and legal status over time.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Washington (1866) with the Cherokee Nation | 1 |
| United States–Cherokee treaty series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8365768 — 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: United States–Cherokee treaty series Context triple: [Treaty of Holston, partOf, United States–Cherokee treaty series]
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A.
Treaty of New Echota (1835)
The Treaty of New Echota (1835) was a controversial agreement, signed by a minority faction of the Cherokee, that ceded Cherokee lands east of the Mississippi River to the United States and led directly to the forced removal known as the Trail of Tears.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
Treaty of Traverse des Sioux
The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux was an 1851 agreement in which Dakota leaders ceded vast portions of their ancestral lands in present-day Minnesota to the United States, paving the way for large-scale white settlement and profound disruption of Dakota life.
- 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: United States–Cherokee treaty series Target entity description: The United States–Cherokee treaty series is a collection of formal agreements negotiated between the U.S. government and the Cherokee Nation that shaped their political relations, land cessions, and legal status over time.
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A.
Treaty of New Echota (1835)
The Treaty of New Echota (1835) was a controversial agreement, signed by a minority faction of the Cherokee, that ceded Cherokee lands east of the Mississippi River to the United States and led directly to the forced removal known as the Trail of Tears.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
Treaty of Traverse des Sioux
The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux was an 1851 agreement in which Dakota leaders ceded vast portions of their ancestral lands in present-day Minnesota to the United States, paving the way for large-scale white settlement and profound disruption of Dakota life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document collection
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legal instrument ⓘ treaty series ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Cherokee Nation
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| defines |
obligations of the Cherokee Nation toward the United States
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obligations of the United States toward the Cherokee Nation ⓘ territorial boundaries of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
U.S. Indian treaties compilations
ⓘ
United States Statutes at Large NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | binding international agreement under U.S. law at time of signing ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Reconstruction Treaty of 1866 with the Cherokee Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Holston (1791) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Hopewell (1785) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of New Echota (1835) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Philadelphia (1794) with the Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Tellico (1798) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Tellico (1804) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Tellico (1805) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Washington (1806) with the Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Washington (1816) with the Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Washington (1819) with the Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Washington (1846) with the Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of the Cherokee Agency (1817) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alliance and peace
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annuity payments ⓘ boundary definition ⓘ civil and political rights of Cherokee citizens ⓘ criminal jurisdiction ⓘ education provisions ⓘ federal recognition of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ land cession ⓘ legal status of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ missionary activity regulation ⓘ political relations ⓘ protection of Cherokee lands ⓘ removal policy ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ trade regulation ⓘ |
| influenced | federal Indian law in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy | U.S. Indian policy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cherokee Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | relations between the United States and the Cherokee Nation ⓘ |
| signatory |
Cherokee Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1785 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States–Cherokee treaty series Description of subject: The United States–Cherokee treaty series is a collection of formal agreements negotiated between the U.S. government and the Cherokee Nation that shaped their political relations, land cessions, and legal status over time.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Treaty of Holston
Treaty of Washington (various with Native nations)
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has part
→
United States–Cherokee treaty series
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this entity surface form:
Treaty of Washington (1866) with the Cherokee Nation