Treaty of Washington (1871)
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The Treaty of Washington (1871) was a landmark agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully resolved the Alabama Claims and set important precedents for international arbitration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Washington (1871) canonical | 2 |
| The Treaty of Washington and its Results | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7880972 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Washington (1871) Context triple: [Ulysses S. Grant administration, significantEvent, Treaty of Washington (1871)]
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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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Treaty of Washington (1836)
The Treaty of Washington (1836) was an agreement in which the Odawa and Ojibwe peoples ceded vast tracts of land in what is now Michigan to the United States, profoundly reshaping control of the Great Lakes region.
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Treaty of Point No Point
The Treaty of Point No Point was an 1855 agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes in the Puget Sound region that ceded tribal lands in exchange for reservations, payments, and fishing rights.
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D.
Treaty of 1873
The Treaty of 1873 was an agreement in which the Pawnee Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in Nebraska to the United States and relocated to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).
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E.
Harris Treaty of 1858
The Harris Treaty of 1858 was a landmark U.S.–Japan agreement that opened Japanese ports to American trade, granted extraterritorial rights to U.S. citizens, and marked a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
- 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 Washington (1871) Target entity description: The Treaty of Washington (1871) was a landmark agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully resolved the Alabama Claims and set important precedents for international arbitration.
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A.
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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B.
Treaty of Washington (1836)
The Treaty of Washington (1836) was an agreement in which the Odawa and Ojibwe peoples ceded vast tracts of land in what is now Michigan to the United States, profoundly reshaping control of the Great Lakes region.
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C.
Treaty of Point No Point
The Treaty of Point No Point was an 1855 agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes in the Puget Sound region that ceded tribal lands in exchange for reservations, payments, and fishing rights.
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D.
Treaty of 1873
The Treaty of 1873 was an agreement in which the Pawnee Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in Nebraska to the United States and relocated to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).
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E.
Harris Treaty of 1858
The Harris Treaty of 1858 was a landmark U.S.–Japan agreement that opened Japanese ports to American trade, granted extraterritorial rights to U.S. citizens, and marked a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arbitration agreement
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bilateral treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anglo-American Treaty of Washington
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Treaty of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arbitrationAwardAmount | 15000000 US dollars ⓘ |
| arbitrationAwardPayer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arbitrationAwardRecipient | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arbitrationVenue | Geneva, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BritishPlenipotentiary |
Earl de Grey and Ripon
NERFINISHED
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Sir Edward Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Stafford Northcote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1871 in international relations
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Treaties of the United Kingdom ⓘ Treaties of the United States ⓘ |
| concernsShip |
CSS Alabama
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CSS Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS Shenandoah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
NERFINISHED
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1871-05-08 ⓘ |
| definedPrinciple |
due diligence obligations of neutrals
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responsibility of neutral states for violations by private actors ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1872-06-17 ⓘ |
| established | Geneva arbitration tribunal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Victorian era
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post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| includesProvisionOn |
Alabama Claims arbitration
NERFINISHED
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North Atlantic fisheries NERFINISHED ⓘ US-Canada boundary issues ⓘ navigation of the Great Lakes ⓘ navigation of the St. Lawrence River ⓘ |
| influenced |
Permanent Court of Arbitration practices
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development of public international law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified treaty ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | Joint High Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToConflict | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolvedDispute | Alabama Claims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setPrecedentFor |
modern international arbitration
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peaceful settlement of international disputes ⓘ use of mixed international tribunals ⓘ |
| subject |
Civil War maritime claims
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international arbitration procedures ⓘ neutrality obligations in wartime ⓘ |
| USPlenipotentiary | Hamilton Fish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| USPlenipotentiary | Robert C. Schenck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of Washington (1871) Description of subject: The Treaty of Washington (1871) was a landmark agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully resolved the Alabama Claims and set important precedents for international arbitration.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Arguments before the Geneva Tribunal on the Alabama Claims
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relatedWork
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Treaty of Washington (1871)
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this entity surface form:
The Treaty of Washington and its Results