Treaty of Fort Harmar
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The Treaty of Fort Harmar was a 1789 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations of the Northwest Territory that attempted, unsuccessfully, to reaffirm earlier land cessions and ease frontier tensions during the Northwest Indian War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Fort Harmar canonical | 4 |
| Treaty of Fort Harmar (1789) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T432422 — 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 Fort Harmar Context triple: [Northwest Indian War, treaty, Treaty of Fort Harmar]
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A.
Treaty of Greenville
The Treaty of Greenville was a 1795 agreement between the United States and a coalition of Native American tribes that ended major hostilities in the Northwest Territory and opened much of present-day Ohio to American settlement.
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B.
Treaty of Paris (1763)
The Treaty of Paris (1763) was the peace agreement that dramatically reshaped global colonial empires by transferring vast territories among Britain, France, and Spain at the close of the Seven Years' War.
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C.
Treaty of Amiens
The Treaty of Amiens was a 1802 peace agreement between France and the United Kingdom that temporarily ended hostilities during the French Revolutionary Wars before conflict resumed in the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
Jay Treaty
The Jay Treaty was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled lingering disputes from the American Revolutionary War, averted renewed conflict, and helped normalize trade and diplomatic relations between the two nations.
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E.
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was the 1814 peace agreement between the United States and Great Britain that ended the War of 1812 and largely restored relations and territorial boundaries to their prewar status.
- 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 Fort Harmar Target entity description: The Treaty of Fort Harmar was a 1789 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations of the Northwest Territory that attempted, unsuccessfully, to reaffirm earlier land cessions and ease frontier tensions during the Northwest Indian War.
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A.
Treaty of Greenville
The Treaty of Greenville was a 1795 agreement between the United States and a coalition of Native American tribes that ended major hostilities in the Northwest Territory and opened much of present-day Ohio to American settlement.
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B.
Treaty of Paris (1763)
The Treaty of Paris (1763) was the peace agreement that dramatically reshaped global colonial empires by transferring vast territories among Britain, France, and Spain at the close of the Seven Years' War.
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C.
Treaty of Amiens
The Treaty of Amiens was a 1802 peace agreement between France and the United Kingdom that temporarily ended hostilities during the French Revolutionary Wars before conflict resumed in the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
Jay Treaty
The Jay Treaty was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled lingering disputes from the American Revolutionary War, averted renewed conflict, and helped normalize trade and diplomatic relations between the two nations.
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E.
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was the 1814 peace agreement between the United States and Great Britain that ended the War of 1812 and largely restored relations and territorial boundaries to their prewar status.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
treaty ⓘ |
| category |
Treaties involving indigenous peoples of North America
ⓘ
Treaties of the United States ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | early U.S.–Native American treaty in the Northwest Territory period ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Northwest Indian War ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1789-01-09 ⓘ |
| effectOnNativeAmericans | confirmed U.S. claims to large areas of Native land ⓘ |
| follows |
Treaty of Fort Finney
ⓘ
Treaty of Fort McIntosh ⓘ |
| hasCause |
disputes over interpretation of earlier treaties
ⓘ
ongoing frontier violence in the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Old Northwest ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified agreement ⓘ |
| location |
Fort Harmar
ⓘ
Marietta, Ohio ⓘ Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort Harmar ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | Arthur St. Clair ⓘ |
| partOf | Northwest Indian War ⓘ |
| precedes | Treaty of Greenville ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ease frontier tensions between settlers and Native Americans
ⓘ
to reaffirm earlier land cessions in the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| result |
did not end Native American resistance in the Northwest Territory
ⓘ
failed to secure lasting peace ⓘ |
| signatory |
Chippewa
ⓘ
Province of Delaware ⓘ
surface form:
Delaware
Mingo people ⓘ
surface form:
Mingo
Ottawa ⓘ Potawatomi ⓘ Sauk ⓘ Shawnee ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wyandot ⓘ |
| signingPartyType |
Native Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
Native American nations
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| subject |
borders between United States and Native American lands
ⓘ
land cessions ⓘ |
| territorialFocus | Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| year | 1789 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of Fort Harmar Description of subject: The Treaty of Fort Harmar was a 1789 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations of the Northwest Territory that attempted, unsuccessfully, to reaffirm earlier land cessions and ease frontier tensions during the Northwest Indian War.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Fort Harmar (1789)