Bank of North America
E182360
The Bank of North America was the first chartered commercial bank in the United States, established in the 1780s to stabilize the young nation's finances after the Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bank of North America canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1620397 — 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: Bank of North America Context triple: [Robert Morris, helpedFound, Bank of North America]
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A.
First Bank of the United States
The First Bank of the United States was the early national government’s central financial institution, chartered in 1791 to stabilize and standardize the young American economy under Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.
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B.
Grant and Maddison Bank
Grant and Maddison Bank was a 19th-century British banking firm known for employing William Erasmus Darwin, the eldest son of Charles Darwin.
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C.
First National Bank
First National Bank is a major South African financial institution offering a wide range of banking and financial services to individuals and businesses.
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D.
Bank of New Hampshire
Bank of New Hampshire is a regional financial institution based in New Hampshire that provides banking and financial services to individuals and businesses throughout the state.
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E.
Jefferson Valley
Jefferson Valley is a residential hamlet within the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York.
- 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: Bank of North America Target entity description: The Bank of North America was the first chartered commercial bank in the United States, established in the 1780s to stabilize the young nation's finances after the Revolutionary War.
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A.
First Bank of the United States
The First Bank of the United States was the early national government’s central financial institution, chartered in 1791 to stabilize and standardize the young American economy under Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.
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B.
Grant and Maddison Bank
Grant and Maddison Bank was a 19th-century British banking firm known for employing William Erasmus Darwin, the eldest son of Charles Darwin.
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C.
First National Bank
First National Bank is a major South African financial institution offering a wide range of banking and financial services to individuals and businesses.
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D.
Bank of New Hampshire
Bank of New Hampshire is a regional financial institution based in New Hampshire that provides banking and financial services to individuals and businesses throughout the state.
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E.
Jefferson Valley
Jefferson Valley is a residential hamlet within the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial bank
ⓘ
historic bank ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
post-Revolutionary War economic stabilization ⓘ |
| charterDate | 1781 ⓘ |
| charteredBy |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Continental Congress ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currencyIssued | Bank of North America banknotes ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 20th century ⓘ |
| firstPresident | Thomas Willing ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alexander Hamilton
ⓘ
Robert Morris ⓘ United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasType | publicly chartered bank ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Early United States
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| inception | 1781 ⓘ |
| industry | banking ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalForm | corporation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Commercial National Bank of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | North America ⓘ |
| notableEmployee | Thomas Willing ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1782 ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| partOf | early financial system of the United States ⓘ |
| product |
banknotes
ⓘ
commercial banking services ⓘ deposits ⓘ loans ⓘ |
| purpose |
provide credit to the Continental government
ⓘ
stabilize the finances of the United States after the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| regulator |
Pennsylvania state agencies
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania state authorities
U.S. federal agencies ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal authorities
|
| significance |
first chartered commercial bank in the United States
ⓘ
precursor to the early American banking system ⓘ |
| successor | Commercial National Bank of Philadelphia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Bank of North America Description of subject: The Bank of North America was the first chartered commercial bank in the United States, established in the 1780s to stabilize the young nation's finances after the Revolutionary War.
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