Treaty of 1838
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The Treaty of 1838 was a U.S. government agreement that forced the Potawatomi people to cede their lands in Indiana, leading directly to their violent mass removal known as the Potawatomi Trail of Death.
All labels observed (1)
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| Treaty of 1838 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16318966 — 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 1838 Context triple: [Potawatomi Trail of Death, cause, Treaty of 1838]
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Treaty of 1831
The Treaty of 1831 was an agreement in which the Menominee people ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in present-day Wisconsin to the United States, significantly reshaping their territorial rights and future.
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B.
Treaty of 1833
The Treaty of 1833 was an agreement in which the Pawnee Nation ceded large portions of their traditional lands to the United States, contributing to their forced relocation and loss of territory on the Great Plains.
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C.
Treaty of 1858
The Treaty of 1858 was an agreement in which the Yankton Sioux ceded large portions of their traditional lands to the United States in exchange for a reservation and various promised payments and provisions.
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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 1854
The Treaty of 1854 was a U.S. government agreement that ceded most of the Omaha people's ancestral lands in present-day Nebraska in exchange for a reservation and other promised provisions.
- 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 1838 Target entity description: The Treaty of 1838 was a U.S. government agreement that forced the Potawatomi people to cede their lands in Indiana, leading directly to their violent mass removal known as the Potawatomi Trail of Death.
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A.
Treaty of 1831
The Treaty of 1831 was an agreement in which the Menominee people ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in present-day Wisconsin to the United States, significantly reshaping their territorial rights and future.
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B.
Treaty of 1833
The Treaty of 1833 was an agreement in which the Pawnee Nation ceded large portions of their traditional lands to the United States, contributing to their forced relocation and loss of territory on the Great Plains.
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C.
Treaty of 1858
The Treaty of 1858 was an agreement in which the Yankton Sioux ceded large portions of their traditional lands to the United States in exchange for a reservation and various promised payments and provisions.
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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 1854
The Treaty of 1854 was a U.S. government agreement that ceded most of the Omaha people's ancestral lands in present-day Nebraska in exchange for a reservation and other promised provisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
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