Treaty with the Apaches (Mescalero), 1855
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The Treaty with the Apaches (Mescalero), 1855 was a mid-19th-century agreement between the United States and the Mescalero Apache intended to establish peace, define territorial boundaries, and regulate relations during the U.S. expansion into the Southwest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty with the Apaches (Mescalero), 1855 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10250156 — 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: Treaty with the Apaches (Mescalero), 1855 Context triple: [Mescalero Apache, treaty, Treaty with the Apaches (Mescalero), 1855]
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A.
Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867)
The Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867) was a series of agreements between the U.S. government and several Plains tribes, including the Comanche, that aimed to relocate them to reservations and end hostilities on the Southern Plains.
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B.
Cochise–Howard peace agreement
The Cochise–Howard peace agreement was an 1872 treaty negotiated by Apache leader Cochise and U.S. Army General Oliver O. Howard that ended years of conflict and established a reservation for the Chiricahua Apache in Arizona.
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C.
Horse Creek Treaty
The Horse Creek Treaty was an 1851 agreement between the United States and several Plains Indian nations that aimed to establish territorial boundaries and ensure safe passage for settlers moving west.
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D.
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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E.
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851
The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 was a landmark agreement between the United States and several Plains tribes, including the Sioux, that attempted to establish territorial boundaries and ensure safe passage for settlers moving west.
- 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 with the Apaches (Mescalero), 1855 Target entity description: The Treaty with the Apaches (Mescalero), 1855 was a mid-19th-century agreement between the United States and the Mescalero Apache intended to establish peace, define territorial boundaries, and regulate relations during the U.S. expansion into the Southwest.
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A.
Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867)
The Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867) was a series of agreements between the U.S. government and several Plains tribes, including the Comanche, that aimed to relocate them to reservations and end hostilities on the Southern Plains.
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B.
Cochise–Howard peace agreement
The Cochise–Howard peace agreement was an 1872 treaty negotiated by Apache leader Cochise and U.S. Army General Oliver O. Howard that ended years of conflict and established a reservation for the Chiricahua Apache in Arizona.
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C.
Horse Creek Treaty
The Horse Creek Treaty was an 1851 agreement between the United States and several Plains Indian nations that aimed to establish territorial boundaries and ensure safe passage for settlers moving west.
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D.
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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E.
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851
The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 was a landmark agreement between the United States and several Plains tribes, including the Sioux, that attempted to establish territorial boundaries and ensure safe passage for settlers moving west.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
formalize relations between the Mescalero Apache and U.S. authorities
ⓘ
reduce armed conflict in the Southwest ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Mescalero Apache territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Southwest region ⓘ |
| category |
1855 in United States law
ⓘ
Native American treaties ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
U.S. Indian policy in the 1850s
ⓘ
conflict and negotiation between U.S. forces and Apache groups ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | federal treaty of the United States ⓘ |
| party |
Mescalero Apache people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define territorial boundaries for the Mescalero Apache
ⓘ
to establish peace between the United States and the Mescalero Apache ⓘ to regulate relations during U.S. expansion into the Southwest ⓘ |
| signatory |
Mescalero Apache
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
U.S. westward expansion
ⓘ
United States–Apache relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1855 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty with the Apaches (Mescalero), 1855 Description of subject: The Treaty with the Apaches (Mescalero), 1855 was a mid-19th-century agreement between the United States and the Mescalero Apache intended to establish peace, define territorial boundaries, and regulate relations during the U.S. expansion into the Southwest.
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