Transcontinental Treaty
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The Transcontinental Treaty, formally known as the Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, was an agreement between the United States and Spain that defined their territorial boundaries in North America and led to U.S. acquisition of Florida.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Transcontinental Treaty canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9515653 — 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: Transcontinental Treaty Context triple: [Adams–Onís Treaty, alsoKnownAs, Transcontinental Treaty]
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Fort Jackson Treaty
The Fort Jackson Treaty was an 1814 agreement in which the United States forced the Creek Nation to cede vast territories in the Southeast following their defeat in the Creek War.
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B.
Webster–Ashburton Treaty
The Webster–Ashburton Treaty was an 1842 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled long-standing border disputes in the Northeast and improved Anglo-American relations.
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C.
Nvarsak Treaty
The Nvarsak Treaty was a 5th-century agreement between the Sasanian Empire and Armenian nobles that granted religious freedom to Christian Armenians and curtailed Zoroastrian persecution.
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D.
Treaty of Chicago
The Treaty of Chicago was an 1833 agreement in which several Native American tribes, including the Potawatomi, ceded large areas of land around the Great Lakes to the United States, paving the way for extensive American settlement in the region.
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E.
Treaty of 1873
The Treaty of 1873 was an agreement in which the Pawnee Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in Nebraska to the United States and relocated to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).
- 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: Transcontinental Treaty Target entity description: The Transcontinental Treaty, formally known as the Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, was an agreement between the United States and Spain that defined their territorial boundaries in North America and led to U.S. acquisition of Florida.
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A.
Fort Jackson Treaty
The Fort Jackson Treaty was an 1814 agreement in which the United States forced the Creek Nation to cede vast territories in the Southeast following their defeat in the Creek War.
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B.
Webster–Ashburton Treaty
The Webster–Ashburton Treaty was an 1842 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled long-standing border disputes in the Northeast and improved Anglo-American relations.
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C.
Nvarsak Treaty
The Nvarsak Treaty was a 5th-century agreement between the Sasanian Empire and Armenian nobles that granted religious freedom to Christian Armenians and curtailed Zoroastrian persecution.
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D.
Treaty of Chicago
The Treaty of Chicago was an 1833 agreement in which several Native American tribes, including the Potawatomi, ceded large areas of land around the Great Lakes to the United States, paving the way for extensive American settlement in the region.
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E.
Treaty of 1873
The Treaty of 1873 was an agreement in which the Pawnee Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in Nebraska to the United States and relocated to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ |
| affectedTerritory |
Florida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisiana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 1821-02-22 ⓘ |
| country |
Spain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| definedBoundaryBetween |
Spanish territories in North America
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedWesternBoundaryOf | Louisiana Purchase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Limits (1828) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florida Purchase Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcontinental Treaty of 1819 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormalName | Adams–Onís Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
established a transcontinental boundary for the United States to the Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
resolved long-standing border disputes between the United States and Spain in North America ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified treaty ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monetaryAmount | 5000000 U.S. dollars ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John Quincy Adams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luis de Onís NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
John Quincy Adams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luis de Onís NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States territorial expansion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Louisiana Purchase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor |
Spanish recognition of U.S. claims to Oregon Country
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U.S. renunciation of claims to Texas ⓘ assumption by the United States of claims of its citizens against Spain ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy |
Spanish Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
U.S. acquisition of Florida
ⓘ
cession of Spanish Florida to the United States ⓘ |
| signatory |
Kingdom of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedByRepresentativeOf |
John Quincy Adams, U.S. Secretary of State
NERFINISHED
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Luis de Onís, Spanish minister to the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedOn | 1819-02-22 ⓘ |
| subject |
cession of Florida
ⓘ
territorial boundaries in North America ⓘ |
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Subject: Transcontinental Treaty Description of subject: The Transcontinental Treaty, formally known as the Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, was an agreement between the United States and Spain that defined their territorial boundaries in North America and led to U.S. acquisition of Florida.
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