Treaty of 1837 with the United States
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The Treaty of 1837 with the United States was an agreement in which the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Upper Midwest to the U.S. government, contributing to their forced removal and displacement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of 1837 | 3 |
| Treaty of 1837 with the United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T663730 — 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 1837 with the United States Context triple: [Ho-Chunk, treatyHistoryIncludes, Treaty of 1837 with the United States]
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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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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 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.
- 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 1837 with the United States Target entity description: The Treaty of 1837 with the United States was an agreement in which the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Upper Midwest to the U.S. government, contributing to their forced removal and displacement.
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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 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States–Native American treaty
ⓘ
land cession treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| affects |
Upper Midwest region of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Midwestern United States
ancestral lands of the Ho-Chunk Nation ⓘ |
| aim | to open Indigenous lands for U.S. settlement and development ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Ho-Chunk people
ⓘ
linked to:
Ho-Chunk
Winnebago people ⓘ
linked to:
Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people
|
| consequence |
displacement of Ho-Chunk communities
ⓘ
forced removal of Ho-Chunk people ⓘ loss of traditional homelands for the Ho-Chunk Nation ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ethnicGroup |
Ho-Chunk
ⓘ
Winnebago ⓘ |
| governs | transfer of land title from Ho-Chunk Nation to United States ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
land rights of the Ho-Chunk Nation
ⓘ
sovereignty of the Ho-Chunk Nation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1830s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | bilateral treaty ⓘ |
| location |
Upper Midwest
ⓘ
linked to:
Midwestern United States
present-day Iowa ⓘ present-day Minnesota ⓘ present-day Wisconsin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
displacement of Indigenous people
ⓘ
forced removal ⓘ land cession ⓘ |
| partOf |
19th-century U.S.–Native American treaties
ⓘ
United States Indian removal policy era ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Removal policy of the United States
|
| party |
Ho-Chunk Nation
ⓘ
linked to:
Ho-Chunk
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Winnebago Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Winnebago
|
| relatedTo |
Indian removal in the United States
ⓘ
U.S. westward expansion ⓘ dispossession of Native American lands ⓘ |
| result |
cession of large portions of Ho-Chunk ancestral lands
ⓘ
increased U.S. control over Upper Midwest lands ⓘ |
| signatory |
Ho-Chunk Nation
ⓘ
linked to:
Ho-Chunk
United States government ⓘ Winnebago Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Winnebago
|
| significantFor |
history of Native American–U.S. relations
ⓘ
history of the Ho-Chunk Nation ⓘ history of the Upper Midwest ⓘ |
| topic |
colonialism in North America
ⓘ
federal–tribal relations in the United States ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of 1837 with the United States Description of subject: The Treaty of 1837 with the United States was an agreement in which the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Upper Midwest to the U.S. government, contributing to their forced removal and displacement.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Treaty of 1837 with the United States
linked to: Treaty of 1837 with the United States