Treaty of Cession (1867)
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The Treaty of Cession (1867) was the agreement by which the Russian Empire sold Alaska to the United States, a purchase initially derided as “Seward’s Folly” but later recognized as strategically and economically significant.
All labels observed (1)
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| Treaty of Cession (1867) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15919950 — 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 Cession (1867) Context triple: [Seward's Folly, relatedTo, Treaty of Cession (1867)]
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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).
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B.
Treaty of 1865 with the United States
The Treaty of 1865 with the United States was an agreement that formalized peace and defined relations between the U.S. government and the Mojave people following mid-19th-century conflicts in the American Southwest.
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C.
Treaty of 1865 with the United States
The Treaty of 1865 with the United States was an agreement in which the Omaha tribe ceded additional lands and accepted new federal terms that further constrained their sovereignty and reshaped their reservation in Nebraska.
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D.
Treaty of 1837 with the United States
The Treaty of 1837 with the United States was an agreement in which the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Upper Midwest to the U.S. government, contributing to their forced removal and displacement.
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E.
Treaty of 1863
The Treaty of 1863 was a controversial agreement that drastically reduced the Nez Perce homeland in the Pacific Northwest, paving the way for increased U.S. settlement and later conflict.
- 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 Cession (1867) Target entity description: The Treaty of Cession (1867) was the agreement by which the Russian Empire sold Alaska to the United States, a purchase initially derided as “Seward’s Folly” but later recognized as strategically and economically significant.
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A.
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).
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B.
Treaty of 1865 with the United States
The Treaty of 1865 with the United States was an agreement that formalized peace and defined relations between the U.S. government and the Mojave people following mid-19th-century conflicts in the American Southwest.
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C.
Treaty of 1865 with the United States
The Treaty of 1865 with the United States was an agreement in which the Omaha tribe ceded additional lands and accepted new federal terms that further constrained their sovereignty and reshaped their reservation in Nebraska.
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D.
Treaty of 1837 with the United States
The Treaty of 1837 with the United States was an agreement in which the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Upper Midwest to the U.S. government, contributing to their forced removal and displacement.
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E.
Treaty of 1863
The Treaty of 1863 was a controversial agreement that drastically reduced the Nez Perce homeland in the Pacific Northwest, paving the way for increased U.S. settlement and later conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
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