Treaty of Nation Ford (1840)
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The Treaty of Nation Ford (1840) was an agreement in which the Catawba Indian Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in South Carolina to the state, profoundly shaping the tribe’s territorial and legal status.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Nation Ford (1840) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9258183 — 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 Nation Ford (1840) Context triple: [Catawba Indian Nation, treaty, Treaty of Nation Ford (1840)]
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A.
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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B.
Treaty of Lewistown
The Treaty of Lewistown was an early 19th-century agreement in which the Shawnee ceded lands in Ohio to the United States, contributing to their displacement from the region.
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C.
Robinson Superior Treaty
The Robinson Superior Treaty is an 1850 agreement between the British Crown and Indigenous peoples around Lake Superior that ceded vast territories in what is now Ontario in exchange for reserves and annuities.
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D.
Horse Creek Treaty
The Horse Creek Treaty was an 1851 agreement between the United States and several Plains Indian nations that aimed to establish territorial boundaries and ensure safe passage for settlers moving west.
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E.
Treaty 11
Treaty 11 is the last of Canada’s historic Numbered Treaties, signed in the early 1920s with Indigenous peoples in the Northwest Territories to secure land for resource development and settlement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Nation Ford (1840) Target entity description: The Treaty of Nation Ford (1840) was an agreement in which the Catawba Indian Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in South Carolina to the state, profoundly shaping the tribe’s territorial and legal status.
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A.
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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B.
Treaty of Lewistown
The Treaty of Lewistown was an early 19th-century agreement in which the Shawnee ceded lands in Ohio to the United States, contributing to their displacement from the region.
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C.
Robinson Superior Treaty
The Robinson Superior Treaty is an 1850 agreement between the British Crown and Indigenous peoples around Lake Superior that ceded vast territories in what is now Ontario in exchange for reserves and annuities.
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D.
Horse Creek Treaty
The Horse Creek Treaty was an 1851 agreement between the United States and several Plains Indian nations that aimed to establish territorial boundaries and ensure safe passage for settlers moving west.
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E.
Treaty 11
Treaty 11 is the last of Canada’s historic Numbered Treaties, signed in the early 1920s with Indigenous peoples in the Northwest Territories to secure land for resource development and settlement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup | Catawba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinTopic | 19th-century treaties involving the Catawba ⓘ |
| concerns | Catawba Indian Nation remaining lands in South Carolina ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1840 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Catawba tribal histories
ⓘ
South Carolina state historical records ⓘ |
| effectOnSubject |
Catawba Indian Nation legal status
ⓘ
Catawba Indian Nation territorial status ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
increased state control over former Catawba lands
ⓘ
reduction of Catawba land base ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm | bilateral agreement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Antebellum period in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | historical treaty ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Nation Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Catawba Indian Nation land rights
ⓘ
land cession ⓘ |
| partOf |
19th-century United States Indian policy
ⓘ
history of Catawba–South Carolina relations ⓘ |
| result | cession of most remaining Catawba lands in South Carolina to the state ⓘ |
| signatory |
Catawba Indian Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Catawba land claims in South Carolina
ⓘ
subsequent Catawba land claim litigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of Nation Ford (1840) Description of subject: The Treaty of Nation Ford (1840) was an agreement in which the Catawba Indian Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in South Carolina to the state, profoundly shaping the tribe’s territorial and legal status.
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