Treaty of Hopewell
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The Treaty of Hopewell was a series of late 18th-century agreements between the United States and several Native American nations, including the Cherokee, that established boundaries and sought to regulate relations on the southern frontier.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Hopewell (1785) | 4 |
| Treaty of Hopewell canonical | 3 |
| Treaty of Hopewell (1786) | 3 |
| Treaty of Hopewell with the Cherokee | 1 |
| Treaty of Hopewell with the Chickasaw | 1 |
| Treaty of Hopewell with the Choctaw | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1203888 — 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 of Hopewell Context triple: [Andrew Pickens, signed, Treaty of Hopewell]
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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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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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C.
Treaty of Prairie du Chien
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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Treaty of Fort Harmar
The Treaty of Fort Harmar was a 1789 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations of the Northwest Territory that attempted, unsuccessfully, to reaffirm earlier land cessions and ease frontier tensions during the Northwest Indian War.
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E.
Treaty of York
The Treaty of York was a 1237 agreement between England and Scotland that definitively fixed much of the Anglo-Scottish border and helped stabilize relations between the two kingdoms.
- 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 Hopewell Target entity description: The Treaty of Hopewell was a series of late 18th-century agreements between the United States and several Native American nations, including the Cherokee, that established boundaries and sought to regulate relations on the southern frontier.
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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 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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C.
Treaty of Prairie du Chien
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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D.
Treaty of Fort Harmar
The Treaty of Fort Harmar was a 1789 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations of the Northwest Territory that attempted, unsuccessfully, to reaffirm earlier land cessions and ease frontier tensions during the Northwest Indian War.
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E.
Treaty of York
The Treaty of York was a 1237 agreement between England and Scotland that definitively fixed much of the Anglo-Scottish border and helped stabilize relations between the two kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century treaty
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historical document ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
end hostilities between settlers and Native Americans
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establish boundaries between the United States and Native American nations ⓘ regulate relations on the southern frontier ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Cherokee territory
ⓘ
linked to:
Cherokee Outlet
Chickasaw territory ⓘ
linked to:
Mississippi Territory
Choctaw territory ⓘ
linked to:
Choctaw Nation
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | southern frontier of the United States ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinTopic | one of the earliest U.S. treaties with southeastern Native nations ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| describedBySource |
United States federal Indian law
ⓘ
histories of the southern frontier ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Native American law
ⓘ
diplomacy ⓘ |
| follows | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| genre | peace treaty ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | set precedents for later U.S.–tribal treaties ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
placed Native American nations under the protection of the United States
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recognized certain Native American lands ⓘ regulated trade between the United States and Native American nations ⓘ restricted unauthorized settlement on Native American lands ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
first treaty between the United States and the Cherokee after independence
ⓘ
helped define early U.S. policy toward southeastern tribes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Treaty of Hopewell with the Cherokee
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Hopewell
Treaty of Hopewell with the Chickasaw ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Hopewell
Treaty of Hopewell with the Choctaw ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Hopewell
|
| historicalPeriod | post-Revolutionary United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified treaty of the United States ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
South Carolina
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locationSigned |
Hopewell plantation on the Keowee River
ⓘ
Hopewell, South Carolina ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cherokee–United States relations
ⓘ
Chickasaw–United States relations ⓘ Choctaw–United States relations ⓘ United States–Native American relations ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Native American treaties
|
| partOf | early United States Indian treaty system ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Treaty of Holston
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Holston (1791)
Treaty of New York (1790) ⓘ |
| signatory |
Cherokee Nation
ⓘ
linked to:
Cherokee Nation (historical)
Chickasaw Nation ⓘ Choctaw Nation ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
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Subject: Treaty of Hopewell Description of subject: The Treaty of Hopewell was a series of late 18th-century agreements between the United States and several Native American nations, including the Cherokee, that established boundaries and sought to regulate relations on the southern frontier.
Referenced by (13)
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Treaty of Holston (1791)
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