Toledo War
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The Toledo War was a 19th-century boundary dispute between the U.S. states of Ohio and Michigan over control of the Toledo Strip, resolved largely through political negotiation rather than armed conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toledo Strip dispute with Ohio | 1 |
| Toledo War canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1195643 — 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)
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Target entity: Toledo War Context triple: [Toledo, involvedIn, Toledo War]
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A.
Aroostook War
The Aroostook War was a bloodless 19th-century border dispute between the United States and British North America over the Maine–New Brunswick boundary that was ultimately resolved through diplomacy.
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B.
Winnebago War
The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
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C.
Modoc War
The Modoc War was an 1872–1873 armed conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between the Modoc people and the United States Army, notable for its protracted guerrilla fighting in the Lava Beds and the execution of Modoc leader Captain Jack.
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D.
Tecumseh's War
Tecumseh's War was an early 19th-century conflict in the Old Northwest in which the Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his Native American confederacy resisted U.S. expansion into their lands.
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E.
Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was an 1832 conflict between the United States and a coalition of Native American tribes led by the Sauk leader Black Hawk, notable for involving future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in his early military service.
- 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: Toledo War Target entity description: The Toledo War was a 19th-century boundary dispute between the U.S. states of Ohio and Michigan over control of the Toledo Strip, resolved largely through political negotiation rather than armed conflict.
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A.
Aroostook War
The Aroostook War was a bloodless 19th-century border dispute between the United States and British North America over the Maine–New Brunswick boundary that was ultimately resolved through diplomacy.
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B.
Winnebago War
The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
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C.
Modoc War
The Modoc War was an 1872–1873 armed conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between the Modoc people and the United States Army, notable for its protracted guerrilla fighting in the Lava Beds and the execution of Modoc leader Captain Jack.
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D.
Tecumseh's War
Tecumseh's War was an early 19th-century conflict in the Old Northwest in which the Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his Native American confederacy resisted U.S. expansion into their lands.
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E.
Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was an 1832 conflict between the United States and a coalition of Native American tribes led by the Sauk leader Black Hawk, notable for involving future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in his early military service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century conflict
ⓘ
border dispute ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Michigan–Ohio War ⓘ |
| armedConflictLevel | limited skirmishes only ⓘ |
| casualties | minimal ⓘ |
| cause |
ambiguous wording of Northwest Ordinance
ⓘ
conflicting state boundary surveys ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Michigan Territory
ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ |
| conflictOver | Toledo Strip ⓘ |
| conflictType | interstate boundary dispute ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1836 ⓘ |
| followedBy | statehood of Michigan in 1837 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Pains and Penalties Act
ⓘ
arrests of surveyors ⓘ militia mobilizations ⓘ negotiations in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| impact |
expanded territory of Michigan with Upper Peninsula
ⓘ
finalized Ohio–Michigan boundary ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | Congressional compromise of 1836 ⓘ |
| location |
Toledo Strip
ⓘ
present-day Michigan ⓘ present-day Ohio ⓘ |
| mainSettlement |
Toledo
ⓘ
surface form:
Toledo, Ohio
|
| mediatedBy |
Andrew Jackson
ⓘ
surface form:
President Andrew Jackson
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. federal government
|
| notableFor |
being largely bloodless
ⓘ
resolution through political negotiation ⓘ |
| opponent |
Ohio
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Ohio
Michigan Territory ⓘ
surface form:
Territory of Michigan
|
| partOf |
history of Michigan
ⓘ
history of Ohio ⓘ |
| precededBy | survey disputes in the early 19th century ⓘ |
| primaryMethodOfResolution |
federal legislation
ⓘ
political negotiation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Northwest Ordinance
ⓘ
admission of Michigan as a U.S. state ⓘ history of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan ⓘ |
| result |
Michigan statehood
ⓘ
Toledo ⓘ
surface form:
Toledo Strip awarded to Ohio
Upper Peninsula land granted to Michigan ⓘ |
| startTime | 1835 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Toledo War Description of subject: The Toledo War was a 19th-century boundary dispute between the U.S. states of Ohio and Michigan over control of the Toledo Strip, resolved largely through political negotiation rather than armed conflict.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Toledo Strip dispute with Ohio