Treaty of Boston (1725)
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The Treaty of Boston (1725) was a peace agreement between British colonial authorities and several Wabanaki Confederacy tribes that concluded hostilities in northern New England in the early 18th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Boston (1725) canonical | 2 |
| Treaty of Boston | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9408135 — 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 Boston (1725) Context triple: [Father Rale's War, endedBy, Treaty of Boston (1725)]
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A.
Methuen Treaty
The Methuen Treaty was a 1703 commercial agreement between England and Portugal that fostered strong trade ties—especially in wine and textiles—and significantly shaped their political and economic relations in the 18th century.
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B.
Treaty of Paris (1718)
The Treaty of Paris (1718) was an agreement concluded during the War of the Quadruple Alliance that helped reshape European alliances and territorial arrangements in the early 18th century.
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C.
Treaty of Hartford (1638)
The Treaty of Hartford (1638) was an agreement that ended the Pequot War by dissolving the Pequot tribe as a political entity and dividing its survivors and lands among the English colonists and their Native allies.
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D.
Treaty of Easton 1758
The Treaty of Easton (1758) was a diplomatic agreement between British colonial officials and numerous Native American nations during the French and Indian War that helped secure Indigenous neutrality and reduce frontier conflict in the mid-Atlantic colonies.
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E.
Treaty of Westminster (1756)
The Treaty of Westminster (1756) was a defensive alliance between Great Britain and Prussia that helped realign European powers at the outset of the Seven Years' 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 Boston (1725) Target entity description: The Treaty of Boston (1725) was a peace agreement between British colonial authorities and several Wabanaki Confederacy tribes that concluded hostilities in northern New England in the early 18th century.
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A.
Methuen Treaty
The Methuen Treaty was a 1703 commercial agreement between England and Portugal that fostered strong trade ties—especially in wine and textiles—and significantly shaped their political and economic relations in the 18th century.
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B.
Treaty of Paris (1718)
The Treaty of Paris (1718) was an agreement concluded during the War of the Quadruple Alliance that helped reshape European alliances and territorial arrangements in the early 18th century.
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C.
Treaty of Hartford (1638)
The Treaty of Hartford (1638) was an agreement that ended the Pequot War by dissolving the Pequot tribe as a political entity and dividing its survivors and lands among the English colonists and their Native allies.
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D.
Treaty of Easton 1758
The Treaty of Easton (1758) was a diplomatic agreement between British colonial officials and numerous Native American nations during the French and Indian War that helped secure Indigenous neutrality and reduce frontier conflict in the mid-Atlantic colonies.
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E.
Treaty of Westminster (1756)
The Treaty of Westminster (1756) was a defensive alliance between Great Britain and Prussia that helped realign European powers at the outset of the Seven Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction |
Maine
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Nova Scotia region ⓘ northern New England ⓘ |
| conflictEnded |
Dummer's War
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hostilities in northern New England between British and Wabanaki ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain ⓘ |
| follows |
Dummer's War
ⓘ
Father Rale's War ⓘ Fourth Anglo-Abenaki War ⓘ
linked to:
Dummer's War
|
| hasEffect |
confirmed British control over much of northern New England
ⓘ
ended major hostilities between British colonists and Wabanaki in northern New England ⓘ obliged Wabanaki to recognize British sovereignty in contested areas ⓘ reaffirmed earlier peace agreements between British and Wabanaki ⓘ required Wabanaki to cease attacks on British settlements ⓘ required return of captives taken during the war ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Colonial New England
ⓘ
linked to:
New England Colonies
|
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
marked a shift in power toward British colonial authorities in northern New England
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one of the key treaties shaping Wabanaki–British relations in the 18th century ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
land rights in northern New England
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peace between British settlers and Wabanaki peoples ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Indigenous languages of the Wabanaki ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Boston ⓘ |
| participant |
Abenaki
ⓘ
British colonial authorities ⓘ Maliseet ⓘ Mi'kmaq ⓘ
linked to:
Mi’kmaq
Passamaquoddy ⓘ Penobscot ⓘ Wabanaki Confederacy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo–Wabanaki relations
ⓘ
British colonial expansion in North America ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1725 ⓘ |
| signatory |
representatives of New Hampshire
ⓘ
representatives of Nova Scotia ⓘ representatives of the Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ representatives of the Wabanaki Confederacy ⓘ |
| signingLocation |
Boston
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British America ⓘ Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | early 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Boston (1725) Description of subject: The Treaty of Boston (1725) was a peace agreement between British colonial authorities and several Wabanaki Confederacy tribes that concluded hostilities in northern New England in the early 18th century.
Referenced by (3)
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