Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation
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The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that sought to resolve lingering issues from the American Revolutionary War and normalize trade and diplomatic relations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2486295 — 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 Amity, Commerce, and Navigation Context triple: [Jay Treaty, alsoKnownAs, Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation]
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A.
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778)
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) was a landmark agreement between the United States and France that recognized American independence and established vital commercial and diplomatic relations during the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Treaty of Washington (1826)
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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C.
Treaty of Shimoda
The Treaty of Shimoda was an 1855 agreement between the Russian Empire and Japan that established formal diplomatic relations and defined their borders in the Kuril Islands and surrounding regions.
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Treaty of the Bogue
The Treaty of the Bogue was an 1843 supplementary agreement to the Treaty of Nanking that expanded British commercial and legal privileges in China during the Opium Wars era.
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E.
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.
- 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 Amity, Commerce, and Navigation Target entity description: The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that sought to resolve lingering issues from the American Revolutionary War and normalize trade and diplomatic relations.
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A.
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778)
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) was a landmark agreement between the United States and France that recognized American independence and established vital commercial and diplomatic relations during the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Treaty of Washington (1826)
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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C.
Treaty of Shimoda
The Treaty of Shimoda was an 1855 agreement between the Russian Empire and Japan that established formal diplomatic relations and defined their borders in the Kuril Islands and surrounding regions.
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D.
Treaty of the Bogue
The Treaty of the Bogue was an 1843 supplementary agreement to the Treaty of Nanking that expanded British commercial and legal privileges in China during the Opium Wars era.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century treaty
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bilateral treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ |
| addressedIssue |
British military posts in the Northwest Territory
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U.S.–British boundary issues ⓘ compensation for seized American ships ⓘ pre-Revolutionary War debts owed to British creditors ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1796 ⓘ |
| caused | intense political controversy in the United States ⓘ |
| concludedIn | 1794 ⓘ |
| counterpartyCountry | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| established | joint commissions to resolve boundary disputes ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Jay Treaty
ⓘ
Jay Treaty ⓘ
surface form:
Jay's Treaty
|
| historicalSignificance |
helped avert war between the United States and Great Britain in the 1790s
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provoked widespread public protests in the United States ⓘ strengthened U.S.–British commercial ties ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the First Party System in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Anglo-American relations
ⓘ
surface form:
United States–Great Britain relations
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded by later U.S.–British agreements ⓘ |
| limited | American trade with the British West Indies ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Jay ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | John Jay ⓘ |
| negotiatedFor | United States of America ⓘ |
| negotiatedWith |
Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain
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surface form:
Government of Great Britain
|
| opposedBy |
James Madison
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Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to normalize diplomatic relations between the United States and Great Britain
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to normalize trade relations between the United States and Great Britain ⓘ to resolve lingering issues from the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| providedFor |
establishment of mixed commissions to settle claims
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evacuation of British forts in the Northwest Territory ⓘ most-favored-nation status in commerce between the United States and Great Britain ⓘ regulation of trade between the United States and British colonies ⓘ |
| ratificationYear | 1795 ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy |
George III of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
King George III of Great Britain
United States Senate ⓘ |
| relatedToConflict |
American Revolutionary War
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Northwest Indian War ⓘ |
| signatory |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| signedInCity |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| signingDate | 1794-11-19 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Alexander Hamilton
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George Washington ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation Description of subject: The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that sought to resolve lingering issues from the American Revolutionary War and normalize trade and diplomatic relations.
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