Tyler–Texas annexation treaty (failed 1844 treaty)
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The Tyler–Texas annexation treaty was an 1844 proposed agreement between the United States and the Republic of Texas to annex Texas, which failed in the U.S. Senate and prompted alternative paths to annexation.
All labels observed (1)
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| Tyler–Texas annexation treaty (failed 1844 treaty) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9784395 — 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)
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Target entity: Tyler–Texas annexation treaty (failed 1844 treaty) Context triple: [Annexation of Texas, precededBy, Tyler–Texas annexation treaty (failed 1844 treaty)]
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Treaty of 1836
The Treaty of 1836 was an agreement in which the Menominee people ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Great Lakes region to the United States, significantly reshaping their territorial rights and sovereignty.
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Treaty of McLane–Ocampo (proposed)
The proposed Treaty of McLane–Ocampo was an 1859 draft agreement between Mexico and the United States that would have granted the U.S. extensive transit and intervention rights in Mexican territory in exchange for financial support to the liberal government during the War of the Reform, but it was never ratified.
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C.
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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D.
Gadsden Purchase agreement
The Gadsden Purchase agreement was an 1853 treaty between the United States and Mexico in which the U.S. bought a strip of land in present-day southern Arizona and New Mexico to facilitate a southern transcontinental railroad and finalize the continental border.
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E.
Treaty of Fort Wise
The Treaty of Fort Wise was an 1861 agreement in which some Cheyenne and Arapaho leaders ceded large portions of their Colorado lands to the United States, setting the stage for increased conflict and the Colorado War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tyler–Texas annexation treaty (failed 1844 treaty) Target entity description: The Tyler–Texas annexation treaty was an 1844 proposed agreement between the United States and the Republic of Texas to annex Texas, which failed in the U.S. Senate and prompted alternative paths to annexation.
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A.
Treaty of 1836
The Treaty of 1836 was an agreement in which the Menominee people ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Great Lakes region to the United States, significantly reshaping their territorial rights and sovereignty.
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B.
Treaty of McLane–Ocampo (proposed)
The proposed Treaty of McLane–Ocampo was an 1859 draft agreement between Mexico and the United States that would have granted the U.S. extensive transit and intervention rights in Mexican territory in exchange for financial support to the liberal government during the War of the Reform, but it was never ratified.
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C.
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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D.
Gadsden Purchase agreement
The Gadsden Purchase agreement was an 1853 treaty between the United States and Mexico in which the U.S. bought a strip of land in present-day southern Arizona and New Mexico to facilitate a southern transcontinental railroad and finalize the continental border.
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E.
Treaty of Fort Wise
The Treaty of Fort Wise was an 1861 agreement in which some Cheyenne and Arapaho leaders ceded large portions of their Colorado lands to the United States, setting the stage for increased conflict and the Colorado War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
failed treaty
ⓘ
proposed international treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tyler–Texas treaty of annexation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context |
Manifest Destiny era
ⓘ
expansion of slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Republic of Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| failedToReach | two-thirds majority in the United States Senate ⓘ |
| followedBy | Texas annexation by joint resolution of the U.S. Congress ⓘ |
| hadConsequence |
heightened sectional tensions over slavery
ⓘ
political controversy in the 1844 U.S. presidential election ⓘ |
| influenced | use of joint resolution for Texas annexation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | bilateral treaty ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | debates of the United States Senate in 1844 ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Texas envoy Isaac Van Zandt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas envoy James Pinckney Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Secretary of State John C. Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Northern Whigs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anti-slavery senators ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
John Tyler administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President John Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | annexation of Texas to the United States ⓘ |
| reasonForOpposition |
concerns about expansion of slave territory
ⓘ
concerns about war with Mexico ⓘ constitutional concerns over annexation by treaty ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejectionDate | June 8, 1844 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Annexation of Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas to the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidency of James K. Polk NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidency of John Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredThreshold | two-thirds majority of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| resultedIn | search for alternative means to annex Texas ⓘ |
| signatory |
Republic of Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedIn | 1844 ⓘ |
| signedOn | April 12, 1844 ⓘ |
| status | rejected by the United States Senate ⓘ |
| subject | annexation of the Republic of Texas as a U.S. territory ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Southern expansionists
ⓘ
pro-slavery Democrats ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
Antebellum period in the United States ⓘ |
| topic |
U.S. territorial expansion
ⓘ
U.S.–Texas diplomatic relations ⓘ slavery and sectional conflict in the United States ⓘ |
| voteResult | rejected 35–16 in the United States Senate ⓘ |
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