Treaty of 1804 between Sauk and Fox and the United States
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The Treaty of 1804 between the Sauk and Fox tribes and the United States was an early 19th-century agreement in which Native American lands in the Midwest were controversially ceded to the U.S. government, later becoming a major source of dispute leading up to the Black Hawk War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of 1804 between Sauk and Fox and the United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5516572 — 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 1804 between Sauk and Fox and the United States Context triple: [Fox Tribe, treatyParty, Treaty of 1804 between Sauk and Fox and the United States]
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A.
Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)
The Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809) was a controversial land cession agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that fueled Native resistance and helped spark Tecumseh's War.
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B.
Treaty of Prairie du Chien
The Treaty of Prairie du Chien was a series of early 19th-century agreements between the United States and several Native American nations in the Upper Midwest that redefined tribal boundaries and ceded large areas of Indigenous land to the U.S. government.
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C.
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.
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D.
Treaty of St. Louis (1818)
The Treaty of St. Louis (1818) was an agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that further ceded tribal lands in the Midwest to the U.S. government as part of its westward expansion.
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E.
Treaty of Tippecanoe
The Treaty of Tippecanoe was an early 19th-century agreement in which Native American tribes, including the Bodéwadmi (Potawatomi), ceded lands in the Old Northwest to the United States amid growing U.S. 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 1804 between Sauk and Fox and the United States Target entity description: The Treaty of 1804 between the Sauk and Fox tribes and the United States was an early 19th-century agreement in which Native American lands in the Midwest were controversially ceded to the U.S. government, later becoming a major source of dispute leading up to the Black Hawk War.
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A.
Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)
The Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809) was a controversial land cession agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that fueled Native resistance and helped spark Tecumseh's War.
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B.
Treaty of Prairie du Chien
The Treaty of Prairie du Chien was a series of early 19th-century agreements between the United States and several Native American nations in the Upper Midwest that redefined tribal boundaries and ceded large areas of Indigenous land to the U.S. government.
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C.
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.
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D.
Treaty of St. Louis (1818)
The Treaty of St. Louis (1818) was an agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that further ceded tribal lands in the Midwest to the U.S. government as part of its westward expansion.
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E.
Treaty of Tippecanoe
The Treaty of Tippecanoe was an early 19th-century agreement in which Native American tribes, including the Bodéwadmi (Potawatomi), ceded lands in the Old Northwest to the United States amid growing U.S. expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1804 Sauk and Fox treaty
NERFINISHED
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Treaty of St. Louis (1804) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededTerritory |
Sauk and Fox lands east of the Mississippi River
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lands in present-day Illinois ⓘ lands in present-day Missouri ⓘ lands in present-day Wisconsin ⓘ |
| controversialBecause |
Sauk and Fox leaders later argued that the signers lacked authority to cede tribal lands
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terms were considered unfair and obtained under questionable circumstances ⓘ |
| effectOnSaukAndFox |
increased pressure for relocation west of the Mississippi River
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loss of ancestral homelands east of the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| followedBy | later U.S. treaties reaffirming or modifying boundaries with the Sauk and Fox ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Mississippi River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HarrisonRole |
Governor of Indiana Territory
ⓘ
U.S. Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Indiana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalConsequence |
became a major source of grievance for Black Hawk and his followers
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was a key cause leading up to the Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central document in the history of the Black Hawk War
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illustrates early U.S. expansionist policy in the Midwest ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal Indian policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterDisputedBy |
Black Hawk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sauk dissident factions ⓘ |
| legalStatusInUSView | recognized by the United States as a valid and binding cession of land ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | William Henry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | series of U.S. treaties with Native American nations in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| party |
Fox tribe
NERFINISHED
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Sauk tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor |
annual annuities to the Sauk and Fox
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cession of large tracts of Native American land in the Midwest to the United States ⓘ establishment of a defined boundary between U.S. territory and Sauk and Fox lands ⓘ payment in goods and money to the Sauk and Fox ⓘ permission for the Sauk and Fox to continue hunting on ceded lands until sold by the United States ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Black Hawk War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatory |
Meskwaki (Fox) Nation
NERFINISHED
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Sauk (Sac) Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedAt | St. Louis, Missouri Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1804-11-03 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
U.S.–Native American relations
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land cession ⓘ sovereignty and territorial rights ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedByUSAs | legal justification for removal of Sauk and Fox from Illinois ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of 1804 between Sauk and Fox and the United States Description of subject: The Treaty of 1804 between the Sauk and Fox tribes and the United States was an early 19th-century agreement in which Native American lands in the Midwest were controversially ceded to the U.S. government, later becoming a major source of dispute leading up to the Black Hawk War.
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