Treaty of Cusseta (1832)
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The Treaty of Cusseta (1832) was an agreement in which the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in Alabama to the United States, leading to the forced removal of many Creek people to Indian Territory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Cusseta (1832) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1971675 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Cusseta (1832) Context triple: [Creek (Muscogee) Nation, signedTreaty, Treaty of Cusseta (1832)]
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Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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B.
Treaty of Georgievsk
The Treaty of Georgievsk was a 1783 agreement that made the eastern Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti a protectorate of the Russian Empire, marking a pivotal step in Russia’s expansion into the Caucasus.
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C.
Treaty of New Echota (1835)
The Treaty of New Echota (1835) was a controversial agreement, signed by a minority faction of the Cherokee, that ceded Cherokee lands east of the Mississippi River to the United States and led directly to the forced removal known as the Trail of Tears.
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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 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.
- 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 Cusseta (1832) Target entity description: The Treaty of Cusseta (1832) was an agreement in which the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in Alabama to the United States, leading to the forced removal of many Creek people to Indian Territory.
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A.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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B.
Treaty of Georgievsk
The Treaty of Georgievsk was a 1783 agreement that made the eastern Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti a protectorate of the Russian Empire, marking a pivotal step in Russia’s expansion into the Caucasus.
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C.
Treaty of New Echota (1835)
The Treaty of New Echota (1835) was a controversial agreement, signed by a minority faction of the Cherokee, that ceded Cherokee lands east of the Mississippi River to the United States and led directly to the forced removal known as the Trail of Tears.
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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 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States–Native American treaty
ⓘ
removal-era treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
Alabama
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Creek (Muscogee) Nation ⓘ
surface form:
Creek Nation lands east of the Mississippi River
|
| appliesTo |
Muscogee people
ⓘ
surface form:
Muscogee (Creek) people
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1832 ⓘ |
| destinationOfRemovedPeople |
Indian Territory
ⓘ
present-day Oklahoma ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAffected |
Muscogee people
ⓘ
surface form:
Muscogee (Creek)
|
| hasConsequence |
expansion of plantation agriculture in former Creek lands
ⓘ
loss of sovereignty for Creek communities in Alabama ⓘ migration of Creek survivors to Indian Territory ⓘ |
| hasSignatory |
Creek (Muscogee) Nation
ⓘ
surface form:
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| historicalEra |
Antebellum period
ⓘ
surface form:
Antebellum United States
|
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the broader pattern of Southeastern Native American removal
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marked near-complete loss of Creek landholdings in Alabama ⓘ |
| involves | transfer of land titles from Creek Nation to the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | removal of Creek people from Alabama ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified treaty of the United States ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Cusseta, Alabama ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Muscogee (Creek) land in Alabama
ⓘ
forced removal of Native Americans ⓘ land cession ⓘ |
| motiveOfUnitedStates |
acquisition of Native American land in the Southeast
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removal of Native Americans from desirable agricultural land ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indian removal in the United States
ⓘ
U.S. Indian removal policy of the 1830s ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Creek land cession treaties ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indian Removal policy of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Muscogee (Creek) removal to Indian Territory ⓘ Trail of Tears ⓘ |
| result |
cession of most remaining Creek lands in Alabama
ⓘ
dispossession of Muscogee (Creek) landholdings ⓘ forced removal of many Creek people to Indian Territory ⓘ opening of Creek lands in Alabama to white settlement ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
Jacksonian era ⓘ |
| typeOfAgreement | land cession treaty ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Cusseta (1832) Description of subject: The Treaty of Cusseta (1832) was an agreement in which the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in Alabama to the United States, leading to the forced removal of many Creek people to Indian Territory.
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