Treaty of Washington (1826)
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The Treaty of Washington (1826) was an agreement in which the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ceded large portions of their remaining lands in the southeastern United States to the U.S. government, furthering Native American dispossession and paving the way for increased white settlement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Washington (1826) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1971674 — 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 Washington (1826) Context triple: [Creek (Muscogee) Nation, signedTreaty, Treaty of Washington (1826)]
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A.
Oregon Treaty of 1846
The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully settled their competing claims in the Pacific Northwest by establishing the 49th parallel as the boundary west of the Rocky Mountains.
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B.
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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C.
Convention of 1818
The Convention of 1818 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled parts of the U.S.-Canada boundary and established joint occupation of the Oregon Country.
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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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E.
Treaty of St. Louis (1825)
The Treaty of St. Louis (1825) was an agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that further ceded Indigenous lands in the Midwest to the U.S. government as part of its westward expansion.
- 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 Washington (1826) Target entity description: The Treaty of Washington (1826) was an agreement in which the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ceded large portions of their remaining lands in the southeastern United States to the U.S. government, furthering Native American dispossession and paving the way for increased white settlement.
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A.
Oregon Treaty of 1846
The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully settled their competing claims in the Pacific Northwest by establishing the 49th parallel as the boundary west of the Rocky Mountains.
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B.
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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C.
Convention of 1818
The Convention of 1818 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled parts of the U.S.-Canada boundary and established joint occupation of the Oregon Country.
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D.
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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E.
Treaty of St. Louis (1825)
The Treaty of St. Louis (1825) was an agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that further ceded Indigenous lands in the Midwest to the U.S. government as part of its westward expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land cession agreement
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treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToPeople |
Muscogee people
ⓘ
surface form:
Muscogee (Creek) people
white settlers in the southeastern United States ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | southeastern United States ⓘ |
| consequence |
increased pressure on remaining Muscogee (Creek) communities to relocate
ⓘ
loss of traditional Muscogee (Creek) homelands in the Southeast ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| effect |
ceded large portions of remaining Muscogee (Creek) lands to the United States
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expanded U.S. control over southeastern lands ⓘ furthered Native American dispossession in the Southeast ⓘ paved the way for increased white settlement on former Creek lands ⓘ reduced the land base of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ⓘ |
| follows | earlier Creek land cession treaties ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1826 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified treaty of the United States ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Native American land dispossession
ⓘ
land cession by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Indian removal era policies
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United States–Native American treaties ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Muscogee (Creek) removal
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U.S. Indian policy before the Indian Removal Act of 1830 ⓘ expansion of cotton agriculture in the Southeast ⓘ |
| signatory |
Creek (Muscogee) Nation
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surface form:
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
United States government ⓘ |
| signedBy |
U.S. federal commissioners
ⓘ
representatives of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of Washington (1826) Description of subject: The Treaty of Washington (1826) was an agreement in which the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ceded large portions of their remaining lands in the southeastern United States to the U.S. government, furthering Native American dispossession and paving the way for increased white settlement.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Five Civilized Tribes