Treaty of Wabash (1840)
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The Treaty of Wabash (1840) was a U.S.–Miami agreement that ceded remaining Miami lands in Indiana to the United States, furthering Native American removal from the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Wabash (1840) canonical | 1 |
| Treaty of the Wabash (1840) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11568204 — 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 Wabash (1840) Context triple: [Miami, treatyPartyTo, Treaty of Wabash (1840)]
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A.
Treaty of Tippecanoe
The Treaty of Tippecanoe was an early 19th-century agreement in which Native American tribes, including the Bodéwadmi (Potawatomi), ceded lands in the Old Northwest to the United States amid growing U.S. expansion.
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B.
Treaty of Wapakoneta
The Treaty of Wapakoneta was an 1831 agreement in which the Shawnee ceded their remaining lands in Ohio to the United States and were forced to relocate west of the Mississippi River.
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C.
Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)
The Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809) was a controversial land cession agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that fueled Native resistance and helped spark Tecumseh's War.
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D.
Treaty of St. Marys (1818)
The Treaty of St. Marys (1818) was a U.S.–Native American agreement in which the Miami and other tribes ceded large tracts of land in present-day Indiana and Ohio to the United States, facilitating American expansion in the Old Northwest.
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E.
Treaty of Prairie du Chien
The Treaty of Prairie du Chien was a series of early 19th-century agreements between the United States and several Native American nations in the Upper Midwest that redefined tribal boundaries and ceded large areas of Indigenous land to the U.S. government.
- 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 Wabash (1840) Target entity description: The Treaty of Wabash (1840) was a U.S.–Miami agreement that ceded remaining Miami lands in Indiana to the United States, furthering Native American removal from the region.
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A.
Treaty of Tippecanoe
The Treaty of Tippecanoe was an early 19th-century agreement in which Native American tribes, including the Bodéwadmi (Potawatomi), ceded lands in the Old Northwest to the United States amid growing U.S. expansion.
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B.
Treaty of Wapakoneta
The Treaty of Wapakoneta was an 1831 agreement in which the Shawnee ceded their remaining lands in Ohio to the United States and were forced to relocate west of the Mississippi River.
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C.
Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)
The Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809) was a controversial land cession agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that fueled Native resistance and helped spark Tecumseh's War.
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D.
Treaty of St. Marys (1818)
The Treaty of St. Marys (1818) was a U.S.–Native American agreement in which the Miami and other tribes ceded large tracts of land in present-day Indiana and Ohio to the United States, facilitating American expansion in the Old Northwest.
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E.
Treaty of Prairie du Chien
The Treaty of Prairie du Chien was a series of early 19th-century agreements between the United States and several Native American nations in the Upper Midwest that redefined tribal boundaries and ceded large areas of Indigenous land to the U.S. government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States–Native American treaty
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land cession agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion | Wabash River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1840 in American law
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History of Native Americans in Indiana ⓘ Treaties involving indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ United States federal Indian policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededFrom | Miami people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
consolidation of U.S. control over Indiana lands
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displacement of Miami communities ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| effect |
cession of remaining Miami lands in Indiana
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furthered removal of Miami people from Indiana ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAffected | Miami people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParty |
Miami Nation of Indiana
NERFINISHED
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Miami people NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | federal Indian law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified by the United States government ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Miami land rights
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Native American removal ⓘ land cession ⓘ |
| negotiatingParty |
Miami tribal leaders
ⓘ
representatives of the United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S.–Miami treaty relations
ⓘ
United States Indian removal policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to extinguish remaining Miami title to land in Indiana
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to transfer Miami lands in Indiana to the United States government ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Miami removal from Indiana
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loss of Miami tribal land base in Indiana ⓘ |
| signingYear | 1840 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of Wabash (1840) Description of subject: The Treaty of Wabash (1840) was a U.S.–Miami agreement that ceded remaining Miami lands in Indiana to the United States, furthering Native American removal from the region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Treaty of the Wabash (1840)