Treaty of the Wabash
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The Treaty of the Wabash was a series of 19th-century agreements in which the Miami and other Native American tribes ceded large portions of their lands in the Old Northwest to the United States government.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of the Wabash canonical | 1 |
| Treaty of the Wabash (1826) | 1 |
| Treaty of the Wabash (1834) | 1 |
| Treaty of the Wabash (1838) | 1 |
| Treaty of the Wabash (1846) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11568298 — 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 the Wabash Context triple: [Miami, signedTreaty, Treaty of the Wabash]
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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 Fort Meigs
The Treaty of Fort Meigs was an 1817 agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes, including the Shawnee, that ceded large tracts of Indigenous land in the Northwest Territory to the U.S. government.
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C.
Treaty of Fort Harmar
The Treaty of Fort Harmar was a 1789 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations of the Northwest Territory that attempted, unsuccessfully, to reaffirm earlier land cessions and ease frontier tensions during the Northwest Indian War.
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D.
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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E.
Treaty of Big Tree
The Treaty of Big Tree was an 1797 agreement in which the Seneca Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in western New York to the United States, profoundly reshaping their territory and future.
- 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 the Wabash Target entity description: The Treaty of the Wabash was a series of 19th-century agreements in which the Miami and other Native American tribes ceded large portions of their lands in the Old Northwest to the United States government.
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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 Fort Meigs
The Treaty of Fort Meigs was an 1817 agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes, including the Shawnee, that ceded large tracts of Indigenous land in the Northwest Territory to the U.S. government.
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C.
Treaty of Fort Harmar
The Treaty of Fort Harmar was a 1789 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations of the Northwest Territory that attempted, unsuccessfully, to reaffirm earlier land cessions and ease frontier tensions during the Northwest Indian War.
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D.
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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E.
Treaty of Big Tree
The Treaty of Big Tree was an 1797 agreement in which the Seneca Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in western New York to the United States, profoundly reshaping their territory and future.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land cession agreement
ⓘ
treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Illinois
ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ Michigan ⓘ Ohio ⓘ Old Northwest ⓘ Wabash River valley ⓘ
linked to:
Wabash Valley
|
| category |
19th-century treaties of the United States
ⓘ
Treaties between the United States and Native American tribes ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| effectOn |
sovereignty of Native American tribes in the Old Northwest
ⓘ
territorial expansion of the United States in the Midwest ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Treaty of the Wabash (1826)
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of the Wabash
Treaty of the Wabash (1834) ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of the Wabash
Treaty of the Wabash (1838) ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of the Wabash
Treaty of the Wabash (1840) ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Wabash (1840)
Treaty of the Wabash (1846) ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of the Wabash
|
| historicalRegion | Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
United States Congress
ⓘ
United States Department of War ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Miami language ⓘ |
| legalArea | federal Indian law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified treaty of the United States ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Miami tribal leaders
ⓘ
representatives of the United States government ⓘ |
| purpose |
extinguishment of Native American title
ⓘ
land cession ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indian removal policy of the United States
ⓘ
Northwest Indian land cessions ⓘ Treaty of Greenville ⓘ |
| result |
cession of large portions of Native American lands to the United States
ⓘ
expansion of United States settlement in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| signatory |
Kickapoo tribe
ⓘ
linked to:
Kickapoo people
Miami tribe ⓘ Potawatomi tribe ⓘ
linked to:
Potawatomi
United States government ⓘ Wea tribe ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
Miami and other tribes as ceding parties
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United States as acquiring power ⓘ
linked to:
United States territorial expansion
|
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of the Wabash Description of subject: The Treaty of the Wabash was a series of 19th-century agreements in which the Miami and other Native American tribes ceded large portions of their lands in the Old Northwest to the United States government.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Treaty of the Wabash