Triple
T1763983
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | United States territorial expansion |
E38720
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPart |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
acquisition of American Samoa
The acquisition of American Samoa was the late-19th-century process by which the United States established control over the eastern Samoan islands, creating an unincorporated U.S. territory in the South Pacific.
|
E1883
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: acquisition of American Samoa | Statement: [United States territorial expansion, hasPart, acquisition of American Samoa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: acquisition of American Samoa Context triple: [United States territorial expansion, hasPart, acquisition of American Samoa]
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A.
Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898
The Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898 was the formal incorporation of the Hawaiian Islands into U.S. territory, ending the sovereignty of the Hawaiian Kingdom and paving the way for Hawaii’s eventual statehood.
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B.
Alaska Purchase
The Alaska Purchase was the 1867 transaction in which the United States bought the Alaska territory from the Russian Empire, significantly expanding U.S. land holdings in North America.
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C.
American Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated U.S. island territory in the South Pacific Ocean known for its Polynesian culture, strategic location, and rugged volcanic landscapes.
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D.
Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893
The Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893 was a U.S.-backed coup by American and European residents that deposed Queen Liliʻuokalani and ended the Hawaiian monarchy, paving the way for eventual annexation by the United States.
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E.
government of American Samoa
The government of American Samoa is the territorial administration of this unincorporated U.S. territory in the South Pacific, overseeing local executive, legislative, and judicial functions under U.S. sovereignty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: acquisition of American Samoa Triple: [United States territorial expansion, hasPart, acquisition of American Samoa]
Generated description
The acquisition of American Samoa was the late-19th-century process by which the United States established control over the eastern Samoan islands, creating an unincorporated U.S. territory in the South Pacific.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: acquisition of American Samoa Target entity description: The acquisition of American Samoa was the late-19th-century process by which the United States established control over the eastern Samoan islands, creating an unincorporated U.S. territory in the South Pacific.
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A.
Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898
The Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898 was the formal incorporation of the Hawaiian Islands into U.S. territory, ending the sovereignty of the Hawaiian Kingdom and paving the way for Hawaii’s eventual statehood.
-
B.
Alaska Purchase
The Alaska Purchase was the 1867 transaction in which the United States bought the Alaska territory from the Russian Empire, significantly expanding U.S. land holdings in North America.
-
C.
American Samoa
chosen
American Samoa is an unincorporated U.S. island territory in the South Pacific Ocean known for its Polynesian culture, strategic location, and rugged volcanic landscapes.
-
D.
Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893
The Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893 was a U.S.-backed coup by American and European residents that deposed Queen Liliʻuokalani and ended the Hawaiian monarchy, paving the way for eventual annexation by the United States.
-
E.
government of American Samoa
The government of American Samoa is the territorial administration of this unincorporated U.S. territory in the South Pacific, overseeing local executive, legislative, and judicial functions under U.S. sovereignty.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a8862d562481908d7025a1c1f67c0d |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa646665088190afa31bdf48f14316 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ada0f12fd8819099759ebcdfc19494 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ada1e3587c8190bca329c68ff31c41 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:20 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ada2977bfc8190ad028e17184fccaa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:23 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.