Reciprocity Treaty of 1875
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The Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 was an agreement between the United States and the Kingdom of Hawaii that granted duty-free access to Hawaiian sugar in the U.S., greatly increasing American economic influence over the islands and paving the way toward eventual annexation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8491161 — 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: Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 Context triple: [Kingdom of Hawaii, notableTreaty, Reciprocity Treaty of 1875]
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Treaty of 1873
The Treaty of 1873 was an agreement in which the Pawnee Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in Nebraska to the United States and relocated to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).
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B.
Harris Treaty of 1858
The Harris Treaty of 1858 was a landmark U.S.–Japan agreement that opened Japanese ports to American trade, granted extraterritorial rights to U.S. citizens, and marked a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
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C.
Treaty of Washington (1871)
The Treaty of Washington (1871) was a landmark agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully resolved the Alabama Claims and set important precedents for international arbitration.
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D.
Treaty of 1854
The Treaty of 1854 was a U.S. government agreement that ceded most of the Omaha people's ancestral lands in present-day Nebraska in exchange for a reservation and other promised provisions.
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E.
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.
- 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: Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 Target entity description: The Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 was an agreement between the United States and the Kingdom of Hawaii that granted duty-free access to Hawaiian sugar in the U.S., greatly increasing American economic influence over the islands and paving the way toward eventual annexation.
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A.
Treaty of 1873
The Treaty of 1873 was an agreement in which the Pawnee Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in Nebraska to the United States and relocated to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).
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B.
Harris Treaty of 1858
The Harris Treaty of 1858 was a landmark U.S.–Japan agreement that opened Japanese ports to American trade, granted extraterritorial rights to U.S. citizens, and marked a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
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C.
Treaty of Washington (1871)
The Treaty of Washington (1871) was a landmark agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully resolved the Alabama Claims and set important precedents for international arbitration.
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D.
Treaty of 1854
The Treaty of 1854 was a U.S. government agreement that ceded most of the Omaha people's ancestral lands in present-day Nebraska in exchange for a reservation and other promised provisions.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
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trade agreement ⓘ |
| aim |
to promote closer commercial relations between the United States and the Kingdom of Hawaii
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to secure preferential access for Hawaiian sugar to the U.S. market ⓘ to strengthen U.S. economic and strategic position in Hawaii ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Hawaiian agricultural products
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Hawaiian rice exports ⓘ Hawaiian sugar exports ⓘ |
| consequence |
greater U.S. leverage over Hawaiian domestic policy
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heightened strategic interest in Hawaiian harbors ⓘ increased importation of laborers to Hawaiian plantations ⓘ rapid expansion of sugar plantations in Hawaii ⓘ |
| country1 | United States of America ⓘ |
| country2 | Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ |
| effectOnHawaii |
encouraged investment by American planters in Hawaiian sugar plantations
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increased American economic influence in Hawaii ⓘ increased dependence on sugar exports to the United States ⓘ stimulated growth of sugar plantation economy ⓘ strengthened political influence of American and European planters in Hawaiian politics ⓘ |
| effectOnUnitedStates |
expanded U.S. commercial presence in the Pacific
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increased strategic interest of the United States in Hawaiian islands ⓘ secured reliable sugar supply from Hawaii ⓘ |
| followedBy | renewal and modification of reciprocity arrangements in the 1880s ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to erosion of full economic sovereignty of the Kingdom of Hawaii
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is considered a step in U.S. expansionism in the Pacific ⓘ marked a turning point in U.S.–Hawaiian relations toward closer political ties ⓘ paved the way for eventual annexation of Hawaii by the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | international treaty ⓘ |
| location | Pacific region ⓘ |
| mainProvision |
Hawaiian concessions on economic privileges to the United States
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duty-free entry of Hawaiian sugar into the United States ⓘ duty-free entry of certain Hawaiian agricultural products into the United States ⓘ reduction or elimination of U.S. tariffs on Hawaiian exports ⓘ |
| partyType1 | sovereign state ⓘ |
| partyType2 | sovereign kingdom ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier commercial treaties between the United States and the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hawaiian annexation
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Hawaiian sugar industry ⓘ U.S. imperialism ⓘ U.S. tariff policy ⓘ overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Kingdom of Hawaii
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United States of America ⓘ |
| subject |
duty-free sugar imports
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reciprocal trade ⓘ tariff reduction ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 Description of subject: The Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 was an agreement between the United States and the Kingdom of Hawaii that granted duty-free access to Hawaiian sugar in the U.S., greatly increasing American economic influence over the islands and paving the way toward eventual annexation.
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