Triple
T1764006
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | United States territorial expansion |
E38720
|
entity |
| Predicate | motivatedBy |
P79
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Manifest Destiny ideology
Manifest Destiny ideology was a 19th-century American belief that the United States was divinely ordained to expand across the North American continent, often used to justify territorial conquest and displacement of Indigenous peoples.
|
E38720
|
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: Manifest Destiny ideology | Statement: [United States territorial expansion, motivatedBy, Manifest Destiny ideology]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manifest Destiny ideology Context triple: [United States territorial expansion, motivatedBy, Manifest Destiny ideology]
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A.
United States territorial expansion
United States territorial expansion refers to the historical process by which the United States grew from a cluster of Atlantic coast colonies into a transcontinental nation through purchases, wars, treaties, and settlement.
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B.
Nativism in the United States
Nativism in the United States is a political and social ideology characterized by hostility toward immigrants and the privileging of native-born Americans, often expressed through restrictive immigration policies and cultural prejudice.
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C.
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a foundational 19th-century U.S. foreign policy principle that opposed European colonialism in the Americas and asserted a special sphere of influence for the United States in the Western Hemisphere.
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D.
Doctrine of Discovery
The Doctrine of Discovery is a legal and theological principle developed by European colonial powers that justified claiming sovereignty over non-Christian lands and peoples, profoundly shaping centuries of colonization and Indigenous dispossession.
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E.
American exceptionalism
American exceptionalism is the belief that the United States holds a unique place and role in history, characterized by distinct values, institutions, and a perceived mission to lead or transform the world.
- 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: Manifest Destiny ideology Triple: [United States territorial expansion, motivatedBy, Manifest Destiny ideology]
Generated description
Manifest Destiny ideology was a 19th-century American belief that the United States was divinely ordained to expand across the North American continent, often used to justify territorial conquest and displacement of Indigenous peoples.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manifest Destiny ideology Target entity description: Manifest Destiny ideology was a 19th-century American belief that the United States was divinely ordained to expand across the North American continent, often used to justify territorial conquest and displacement of Indigenous peoples.
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A.
United States territorial expansion
chosen
United States territorial expansion refers to the historical process by which the United States grew from a cluster of Atlantic coast colonies into a transcontinental nation through purchases, wars, treaties, and settlement.
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B.
Nativism in the United States
Nativism in the United States is a political and social ideology characterized by hostility toward immigrants and the privileging of native-born Americans, often expressed through restrictive immigration policies and cultural prejudice.
-
C.
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a foundational 19th-century U.S. foreign policy principle that opposed European colonialism in the Americas and asserted a special sphere of influence for the United States in the Western Hemisphere.
-
D.
Doctrine of Discovery
The Doctrine of Discovery is a legal and theological principle developed by European colonial powers that justified claiming sovereignty over non-Christian lands and peoples, profoundly shaping centuries of colonization and Indigenous dispossession.
-
E.
American exceptionalism
American exceptionalism is the belief that the United States holds a unique place and role in history, characterized by distinct values, institutions, and a perceived mission to lead or transform the world.
- 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_69ada98eb0348190a44e05393a2c6eff |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adae9845f081908904030f7a10df63 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:15 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adafa3494c8190b34a6930cf38ca40 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:19 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.