Treaty of Prairie du Chien
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The Treaty of Prairie du Chien was a series of early 19th-century agreements between the United States and several Native American nations in the Upper Midwest that redefined tribal boundaries and ceded large areas of Indigenous land to the U.S. government.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T663729 — 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.
Target entity: Treaty of Prairie du Chien Context triple: [Ho-Chunk, treatyHistoryIncludes, Treaty of Prairie du Chien]
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Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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Treaty of St. Louis (1825)
The Treaty of St. Louis (1825) was an agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that further ceded Indigenous lands in the Midwest to the U.S. government as part of its westward expansion.
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Treaty of St. Louis (1816)
The Treaty of St. Louis (1816) was an agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that further ceded Indigenous lands in the Midwest to U.S. control as part of early 19th-century westward expansion.
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Treaty of Fort McIntosh
The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a 1785 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio Country to U.S. control, helping set the stage for further conflict in the Northwest Indian War.
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Treaty of St. Louis (1804)
The Treaty of St. Louis (1804) was an agreement in which Sauk and Meskwaki leaders, under disputed circumstances, ceded vast lands in Illinois and Missouri to the United States, later fueling tensions that led to the Black Hawk War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Treaty of Prairie du Chien Target entity description: The Treaty of Prairie du Chien was a series of early 19th-century agreements between the United States and several Native American nations in the Upper Midwest that redefined tribal boundaries and ceded large areas of Indigenous land to the U.S. government.
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A.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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B.
Treaty of St. Louis (1825)
The Treaty of St. Louis (1825) was an agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that further ceded Indigenous lands in the Midwest to the U.S. government as part of its westward expansion.
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C.
Treaty of St. Louis (1816)
The Treaty of St. Louis (1816) was an agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that further ceded Indigenous lands in the Midwest to U.S. control as part of early 19th-century westward expansion.
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D.
Treaty of Fort McIntosh
The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a 1785 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio Country to U.S. control, helping set the stage for further conflict in the Northwest Indian War.
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E.
Treaty of St. Louis (1804)
The Treaty of St. Louis (1804) was an agreement in which Sauk and Meskwaki leaders, under disputed circumstances, ceded vast lands in Illinois and Missouri to the United States, later fueling tensions that led to the Black Hawk War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States–Native American treaty
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treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Treaty of Prairie du Chien
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surface form:
First Treaty of Prairie du Chien
Treaty of Prairie du Chien ⓘ
surface form:
Second Treaty of Prairie du Chien
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| hasPart |
Treaty of Prairie du Chien
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1825)
Treaty of Prairie du Chien self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1829)
Treaty of Prairie du Chien self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1830)
Treaty of Prairie du Chien self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1832)
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| historicalContext |
U.S. Indian policy in the 19th century
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U.S. westward expansion ⓘ |
| location |
Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory
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surface form:
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
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| mainPurpose |
to cede Native American land to the United States
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to cede large areas of Indigenous land to the U.S. government ⓘ to define cessions and boundaries west of the Mississippi River ⓘ to establish intertribal boundaries in the Upper Midwest ⓘ to obtain further land cessions from the Ho-Chunk ⓘ to redefine tribal boundaries in the Upper Midwest ⓘ to reduce conflict among Native American nations ⓘ |
| party |
United States government
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various Native American nations ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
Iowa Territory
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surface form:
Iowa Territory region
Midwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Midwest
Midwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Midwest
Upper Mississippi Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Mississippi River Valley
Upper Mississippi Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Mississippi River region
present-day Illinois ⓘ present-day Wisconsin ⓘ present-day Wisconsin ⓘ |
| signatory |
Ho-Chunk
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Ho-Chunk ⓘ Ho-Chunk ⓘ Iowa (Ioway) tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Iowa (Ioway)
Menominee ⓘ Missouria ⓘ Ojibwe ⓘ
surface form:
Ojibwe (Chippewa)
Omaha ⓘ Oto ⓘ Ottawa ⓘ Potawatomi ⓘ Potawatomi ⓘ Sac and Fox ⓘ Sac and Fox ⓘ Sioux people ⓘ
surface form:
Sioux
Sioux people ⓘ
surface form:
Sioux
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| signedAt |
Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory
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Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory ⓘ Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory ⓘ Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory ⓘ Prairie du Chien, present-day Wisconsin ⓘ |
| signingDate |
1825
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1829 ⓘ 1830 ⓘ 1832 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Prairie du Chien Description of subject: The Treaty of Prairie du Chien was a series of early 19th-century agreements between the United States and several Native American nations in the Upper Midwest that redefined tribal boundaries and ceded large areas of Indigenous land to the U.S. government.
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