Staten Island Peace Conference
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The Staten Island Peace Conference was a 1776 meeting between British representatives and American leaders during the Revolutionary War that unsuccessfully sought a negotiated end to the conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Staten Island Peace Conference canonical | 5 |
| Staten Island Conference | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9152497 — 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: Staten Island Peace Conference Context triple: [Conference House, significantEvent, Staten Island Peace Conference]
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A.
Burnham peace talks
The Burnham peace talks were a series of negotiations held in New Zealand in the late 1990s that helped end the Bougainville Civil War and laid the groundwork for the island’s autonomy and eventual independence referendum.
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B.
New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894
The New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894 was a landmark gathering that revised and modernized New York’s constitution, particularly strengthening protections for the state’s natural resources and governmental structure.
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C.
Albany convention of 1840
The Albany convention of 1840 was the political gathering at which the anti-slavery Liberty Party was formally organized in the United States.
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D.
Paris Peace Conference
The Paris Peace Conference was the 1919 international meeting of Allied powers that reshaped post–World War I Europe and produced several key peace treaties, including the Treaty of Versailles.
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E.
Great Council of Mechelen
The Great Council of Mechelen was the highest court of law in the Habsburg Netherlands, serving as a supreme judicial authority for the region.
- 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: Staten Island Peace Conference Target entity description: The Staten Island Peace Conference was a 1776 meeting between British representatives and American leaders during the Revolutionary War that unsuccessfully sought a negotiated end to the conflict.
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A.
Burnham peace talks
The Burnham peace talks were a series of negotiations held in New Zealand in the late 1990s that helped end the Bougainville Civil War and laid the groundwork for the island’s autonomy and eventual independence referendum.
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B.
New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894
The New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894 was a landmark gathering that revised and modernized New York’s constitution, particularly strengthening protections for the state’s natural resources and governmental structure.
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C.
Albany convention of 1840
The Albany convention of 1840 was the political gathering at which the anti-slavery Liberty Party was formally organized in the United States.
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D.
Paris Peace Conference
The Paris Peace Conference was the 1919 international meeting of Allied powers that reshaped post–World War I Europe and produced several key peace treaties, including the Treaty of Versailles.
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E.
Great Council of Mechelen
The Great Council of Mechelen was the highest court of law in the Habsburg Netherlands, serving as a supreme judicial authority for the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic conference
ⓘ
event in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Conference at Billop House
ⓘ
Staten Island Conference ⓘ
linked to:
Staten Island Peace Conference
|
| AmericanPosition | insisted that independence already declared could not be rescinded ⓘ |
| AmericanRepresentative |
Benjamin Franklin
ⓘ
Edward Rutledge ⓘ John Adams ⓘ |
| attendeeFromAmericanSide | member of Continental Congress ⓘ |
| BritishPosition | offered pardons and limited concessions but not independence ⓘ |
| BritishRepresentative |
Admiral Lord Richard Howe
ⓘ
linked to:
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
General William Howe ⓘ
linked to:
William Howe
|
| countryAtTime | British America ⓘ |
| date | 1776-09-11 ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
correspondence of Benjamin Franklin
ⓘ
letters of John Adams ⓘ |
| duration | one day ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued British military operations around New York ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
possible concessions within the British Empire
ⓘ
terms for ending hostilities ⓘ |
| heldAt |
Billop House
ⓘ
linked to:
Billopp House
|
| historicalEra | 18th century ⓘ |
| hostedBy | Colonel Christopher Billopp ⓘ |
| initiatedBy |
Admiral Lord Richard Howe
ⓘ
linked to:
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
|
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfAmericanDelegates | treated by British as private persons rather than official envoys ⓘ |
| location |
New York Harbor
ⓘ
Province of New York ⓘ Staten Island ⓘ |
| occurredAfter |
Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
linked to:
American Declaration of Independence
|
| occurredDuring |
British occupation of Staten Island
ⓘ
New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
British government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
|
| partOf | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Long Island ⓘ |
| preconditionFromAmericanSide | recognition of American independence ⓘ |
| purpose |
to negotiate an end to the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
to seek reconciliation between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
linked to:
American Declaration of Independence
|
| result |
continuation of the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
no agreement reached ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated irreconcilable positions on American independence
ⓘ
last major formal attempt at reconciliation between Britain and the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| status | unsuccessful ⓘ |
| year | 1776 ⓘ |
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Subject: Staten Island Peace Conference Description of subject: The Staten Island Peace Conference was a 1776 meeting between British representatives and American leaders during the Revolutionary War that unsuccessfully sought a negotiated end to the conflict.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Staten Island Peace Conference