Treaty of Lewistown
E291136
The Treaty of Lewistown was an early 19th-century agreement in which the Shawnee ceded lands in Ohio to the United States, contributing to their displacement from the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Lewistown canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2686301 — 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 Lewistown Context triple: [Shawnee, treaty, Treaty of Lewistown]
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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 Wapakoneta
The Treaty of Wapakoneta was an 1831 agreement in which the Shawnee ceded their remaining lands in Ohio to the United States and were forced to relocate west of the Mississippi River.
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C.
Treaty of Fort McIntosh
The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a 1785 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio Country to U.S. control, helping set the stage for further conflict in the Northwest Indian War.
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D.
Treaty of Fort Wise
The Treaty of Fort Wise was an 1861 agreement in which some Cheyenne and Arapaho leaders ceded large portions of their Colorado lands to the United States, setting the stage for increased conflict and the Colorado War.
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E.
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was an 1830 agreement that forced the Choctaw Nation to cede their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States and relocate west of the Mississippi River, marking one of the first major removals under the U.S. Indian Removal policy.
- 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 Lewistown Target entity description: The Treaty of Lewistown was an early 19th-century agreement in which the Shawnee ceded lands in Ohio to the United States, contributing to their displacement from the region.
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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 Wapakoneta
The Treaty of Wapakoneta was an 1831 agreement in which the Shawnee ceded their remaining lands in Ohio to the United States and were forced to relocate west of the Mississippi River.
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C.
Treaty of Fort McIntosh
The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a 1785 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio Country to U.S. control, helping set the stage for further conflict in the Northwest Indian War.
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D.
Treaty of Fort Wise
The Treaty of Fort Wise was an 1861 agreement in which some Cheyenne and Arapaho leaders ceded large portions of their Colorado lands to the United States, setting the stage for increased conflict and the Colorado War.
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E.
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was an 1830 agreement that forced the Choctaw Nation to cede their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States and relocate west of the Mississippi River, marking one of the first major removals under the U.S. Indian Removal policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land cession agreement
ⓘ
treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Ohio ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century treaties of the United States
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Treaties involving indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ |
| conflictContext | United States–Native American relations ⓘ |
| consequence |
further marginalization of Shawnee communities
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reduction of Native-controlled territory in Ohio ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| effect |
cession of Shawnee lands in Ohio
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displacement of Shawnee from Ohio region ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAffected |
Shawnee Nation
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surface form:
Shawnee people
|
| historicalRegion | Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | bilateral treaty ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Shawnee displacement
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land cession ⓘ |
| participant |
Shawnee
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United States government ⓘ |
| result | loss of Shawnee land rights in parts of Ohio ⓘ |
| signatory |
Shawnee
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
Native American land cessions
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United States expansion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of Lewistown Description of subject: The Treaty of Lewistown was an early 19th-century agreement in which the Shawnee ceded lands in Ohio to the United States, contributing to their displacement from the region.
Referenced by (1)
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