Admission of Alabama as the 22nd U.S. state
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The Admission of Alabama as the 22nd U.S. state was the 1819 event in which Alabama joined the United States, transitioning from territorial status to full statehood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Admission of Alabama as the 22nd U.S. state canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7695471 — 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: Admission of Alabama as the 22nd U.S. state Context triple: [Alabama Territory, admissionResult, Admission of Alabama as the 22nd U.S. state]
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A.
Annexation of Texas
The Annexation of Texas was the 1845 incorporation of the Republic of Texas into the United States, a pivotal expansionist move that heightened sectional tensions over slavery in the antebellum era.
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B.
Opp, Alabama
Opp, Alabama is a small city in Covington County known for its rural Southern character and proximity to other regional communities like Andalusia.
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C.
Equality, Alabama
Equality, Alabama is a small unincorporated rural community located in Coosa County in the central part of the state.
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D.
Yea, Alabama
"Yea, Alabama" is the traditional fight song of the University of Alabama, closely associated with its athletic teams and school spirit.
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E.
Union, Alabama
Union is a small rural town located in Hale County in west-central Alabama, known for its agricultural setting and close-knit community.
- 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: Admission of Alabama as the 22nd U.S. state Target entity description: The Admission of Alabama as the 22nd U.S. state was the 1819 event in which Alabama joined the United States, transitioning from territorial status to full statehood.
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A.
Annexation of Texas
The Annexation of Texas was the 1845 incorporation of the Republic of Texas into the United States, a pivotal expansionist move that heightened sectional tensions over slavery in the antebellum era.
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B.
Opp, Alabama
Opp, Alabama is a small city in Covington County known for its rural Southern character and proximity to other regional communities like Andalusia.
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C.
Equality, Alabama
Equality, Alabama is a small unincorporated rural community located in Coosa County in the central part of the state.
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D.
Yea, Alabama
"Yea, Alabama" is the traditional fight song of the University of Alabama, closely associated with its athletic teams and school spirit.
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E.
Union, Alabama
Union is a small rural town located in Hale County in west-central Alabama, known for its agricultural setting and close-knit community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. state admission
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| appliesToFormerEntity | Alabama Territory of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialEntity | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinYear | occurred after the 1819 Alabama constitutional convention ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
United States Statutes at Large
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historical accounts of U.S. state admissions ⓘ |
| followedBy | Admission of Maine as the 23rd U.S. state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Alabama Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| granted |
full political rights of statehood to Alabama
ⓘ
representation for Alabama in the U.S. Congress ⓘ |
| hasCause |
U.S. policy of territorial expansion and statehood
ⓘ
growth of population in Alabama Territory ⓘ |
| hasEffect | transition of Alabama from territory to statehood ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | contributed to the growth of the United States in the Deep South region ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn | political representation balance between free and slave states ⓘ |
| hasLegalConsequence | Alabama obtained equal footing with existing U.S. states ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
U.S. federalism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
statehood of Alabama ⓘ territorial organization of the United States ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Antebellum period in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | act of Congress ⓘ |
| legalStatusChangedFrom | U.S. organized incorporated territory ⓘ |
| legalStatusChangedTo | U.S. state ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeldBySignatory | President of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
admission of U.S. states
ⓘ
early 19th-century U.S. territorial expansion ⓘ expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1819-12-14 ⓘ |
| previousEvent | Admission of Illinois as the 21st U.S. state ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Alabama constitutional convention of 1819 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | Alabama Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Alabama became the 22nd state of the United States ⓘ |
| sequenceNumber | 22 ⓘ |
| signatory | James Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfStatehood | 1819-12-14 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| year | 1819 ⓘ |
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Subject: Admission of Alabama as the 22nd U.S. state Description of subject: The Admission of Alabama as the 22nd U.S. state was the 1819 event in which Alabama joined the United States, transitioning from territorial status to full statehood.
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