La Prairie, New France
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La Prairie, New France was a strategically important French colonial settlement near Montreal that served as a military and trading outpost in New France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| La Prairie, New France canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9299894 — 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: La Prairie, New France Context triple: [Battle of La Prairie, location, La Prairie, New France]
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A.
Trois-Rivières, New France
Trois-Rivières, New France was an important early French colonial settlement in what is now Quebec, Canada, serving as a strategic fur-trading and missionary center along the St. Lawrence River.
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B.
Ville-Marie, New France
Ville-Marie, New France was the early French colonial settlement that later grew into the city of Montreal in present-day Quebec, Canada.
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C.
Charlevoix
Charlevoix is a scenic region of Quebec known for its mountainous landscapes, St. Lawrence River shoreline, and popular outdoor tourism.
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D.
Charlevoix
Charlevoix is a small resort city and popular tourist destination on the shores of Lake Michigan in northern Michigan, known for its waterfront, historic architecture, and outdoor recreation.
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E.
Port-Cartier
Port-Cartier is a coastal industrial town and seaport in Quebec, Canada, known for its iron ore shipping facilities and location along the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
- 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: La Prairie, New France Target entity description: La Prairie, New France was a strategically important French colonial settlement near Montreal that served as a military and trading outpost in New France.
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A.
Trois-Rivières, New France
Trois-Rivières, New France was an important early French colonial settlement in what is now Quebec, Canada, serving as a strategic fur-trading and missionary center along the St. Lawrence River.
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B.
Ville-Marie, New France
Ville-Marie, New France was the early French colonial settlement that later grew into the city of Montreal in present-day Quebec, Canada.
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C.
Charlevoix
Charlevoix is a scenic region of Quebec known for its mountainous landscapes, St. Lawrence River shoreline, and popular outdoor tourism.
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D.
Charlevoix
Charlevoix is a small resort city and popular tourist destination on the shores of Lake Michigan in northern Michigan, known for its waterfront, historic architecture, and outdoor recreation.
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E.
Port-Cartier
Port-Cartier is a coastal industrial town and seaport in Quebec, Canada, known for its iron ore shipping facilities and location along the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colonial settlement
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military outpost ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of La Prairie (1691) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictRole |
base for French and allied Indigenous war parties
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target of Iroquois raids ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
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fur trading ⓘ |
| foundedAs | seigneurial settlement ⓘ |
| function |
link between Montreal and interior of the continent
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protection of approaches to Montreal from the south ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south shore of the Saint Lawrence River ⓘ |
| opponentInBattle |
English colonial forces
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Iroquois warriors ⓘ |
| partOf | French colonial frontier south of Montreal ⓘ |
| presentDaySuccessor | La Prairie, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAdministration | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of river and overland trade routes
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defense of Montreal ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fur trade
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military staging area ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Prairie, New France Description of subject: La Prairie, New France was a strategically important French colonial settlement near Montreal that served as a military and trading outpost in New France.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.