Rush–Bagot Agreement
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The Rush–Bagot Agreement was an 1817 accord between the United States and Great Britain that largely demilitarized the Great Lakes and marked a significant step toward peaceful relations and disarmament along the U.S.-Canadian border.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rush–Bagot Agreement canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1388648 — 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: Rush–Bagot Agreement Context triple: [Treaty of Ghent, followedBy, Rush–Bagot Agreement]
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A.
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was the 1814 peace agreement between the United States and Great Britain that ended the War of 1812 and largely restored relations and territorial boundaries to their prewar status.
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B.
Protocol of Washington
The Protocol of Washington is a 1992 amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States that, among other changes, allows for the suspension of member states whose democratically constituted governments are overthrown.
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C.
Pinckney's Treaty
Pinckney's Treaty was a 1795 agreement between the United States and Spain that settled territorial disputes and granted Americans navigation rights on the Mississippi River and access to the port of New Orleans.
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D.
Treaty of Chicago
The Treaty of Chicago was an 1833 agreement in which several Native American tribes, including the Potawatomi, ceded large areas of land around the Great Lakes to the United States, paving the way for extensive American settlement in the region.
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E.
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 is a foundational agreement between the United States and Canada that established principles and mechanisms for preventing and resolving disputes over shared boundary waters.
- 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: Rush–Bagot Agreement Target entity description: The Rush–Bagot Agreement was an 1817 accord between the United States and Great Britain that largely demilitarized the Great Lakes and marked a significant step toward peaceful relations and disarmament along the U.S.-Canadian border.
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A.
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was the 1814 peace agreement between the United States and Great Britain that ended the War of 1812 and largely restored relations and territorial boundaries to their prewar status.
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B.
Protocol of Washington
The Protocol of Washington is a 1992 amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States that, among other changes, allows for the suspension of member states whose democratically constituted governments are overthrown.
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C.
Pinckney's Treaty
Pinckney's Treaty was a 1795 agreement between the United States and Spain that settled territorial disputes and granted Americans navigation rights on the Mississippi River and access to the port of New Orleans.
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D.
Treaty of Chicago
The Treaty of Chicago was an 1833 agreement in which several Native American tribes, including the Potawatomi, ceded large areas of land around the Great Lakes to the United States, paving the way for extensive American settlement in the region.
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E.
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 is a foundational agreement between the United States and Canada that established principles and mechanisms for preventing and resolving disputes over shared boundary waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arms control agreement
ⓘ
bilateral treaty ⓘ demilitarization agreement ⓘ |
| after | Treaty of Ghent ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Lake Champlain
ⓘ
Lake Erie ⓘ Lake Huron ⓘ Lake Ontario ⓘ Lake Superior ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Great Lakes
ⓘ
U.S.–Canadian border ⓘ |
| country |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1817 ⓘ |
| diplomaticMission | to prevent future naval conflict on the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| effect |
contributed to long-term peaceful U.S.–Canadian relations
ⓘ
established one of the world’s longest undefended borders ⓘ limited naval forces on the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| follows | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Canada–United States border security
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
restrictions on warships on Lake Champlain
ⓘ
restrictions on warships on Lake Erie ⓘ restrictions on warships on Lake Huron ⓘ restrictions on warships on Lake Ontario ⓘ restrictions on warships on Lake Superior ⓘ |
| inception | 1817 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| limit |
one military vessel on Lake Champlain per country
ⓘ
one military vessel on Lake Ontario per country ⓘ two military vessels on the upper Great Lakes per country ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Charles Bagot
ⓘ
Richard Rush ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canada–United States border history
ⓘ
history of arms control ⓘ |
| purpose |
demilitarization of the Great Lakes
ⓘ
disarmament along the U.S.–Canadian border ⓘ promotion of peaceful relations between the United States and Great Britain ⓘ reduction of naval armaments on the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| signatory |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| significantEvent | step toward demilitarization of the U.S.–Canadian border ⓘ |
| topic |
Canada–United States relations
ⓘ
U.S.–British relations ⓘ naval disarmament ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rush–Bagot Agreement Description of subject: The Rush–Bagot Agreement was an 1817 accord between the United States and Great Britain that largely demilitarized the Great Lakes and marked a significant step toward peaceful relations and disarmament along the U.S.-Canadian border.
Referenced by (4)
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