Treaty of Grouseland (1805)
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The Treaty of Grouseland (1805) was an early 19th-century agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that ceded large tracts of land in the Indiana and Illinois territories, paving the way for further American expansion in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Grouseland (1805) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10186736 — 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 Grouseland (1805) Context triple: [Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809), relatedEvent, Treaty of Grouseland (1805)]
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A.
Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)
The Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809) was a controversial land cession agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that fueled Native resistance and helped spark Tecumseh's War.
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B.
Treaty of Tippecanoe
The Treaty of Tippecanoe was an early 19th-century agreement in which Native American tribes, including the Bodéwadmi (Potawatomi), ceded lands in the Old Northwest to the United States amid growing U.S. expansion.
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C.
Treaty of Big Tree
The Treaty of Big Tree was an 1797 agreement in which the Seneca Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in western New York to the United States, profoundly reshaping their territory and future.
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D.
Treaty of Indian Springs (1825)
The Treaty of Indian Springs (1825) was a controversial agreement in which Creek leader William McIntosh and a small faction ceded vast Creek lands in Georgia and Alabama to the United States, leading to his execution by fellow Creeks and intensifying Native American dispossession.
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E.
Treaty of Tellico (1798)
The Treaty of Tellico (1798) was an agreement between the United States and the Cherokee Nation that further ceded Cherokee lands in the Southeast as part of the early U.S. expansion into Native American territories.
- 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 Grouseland (1805) Target entity description: The Treaty of Grouseland (1805) was an early 19th-century agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that ceded large tracts of land in the Indiana and Illinois territories, paving the way for further American expansion in the region.
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A.
Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)
The Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809) was a controversial land cession agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that fueled Native resistance and helped spark Tecumseh's War.
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B.
Treaty of Tippecanoe
The Treaty of Tippecanoe was an early 19th-century agreement in which Native American tribes, including the Bodéwadmi (Potawatomi), ceded lands in the Old Northwest to the United States amid growing U.S. expansion.
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C.
Treaty of Big Tree
The Treaty of Big Tree was an 1797 agreement in which the Seneca Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in western New York to the United States, profoundly reshaping their territory and future.
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D.
Treaty of Indian Springs (1825)
The Treaty of Indian Springs (1825) was a controversial agreement in which Creek leader William McIntosh and a small faction ceded vast Creek lands in Georgia and Alabama to the United States, leading to his execution by fellow Creeks and intensifying Native American dispossession.
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E.
Treaty of Tellico (1798)
The Treaty of Tellico (1798) was an agreement between the United States and the Cherokee Nation that further ceded Cherokee lands in the Southeast as part of the early U.S. expansion into Native American territories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty ⓘ |
| aim |
reduce frontier conflict between settlers and Native Americans
ⓘ
secure clear title to Native American lands for the United States ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Illinois Territory
ⓘ
Indiana Territory ⓘ Northwest Territory (former) ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Territory
|
| conflictContext | tensions between U.S. settlers and Native Americans in the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateSigned | 1805 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | United States federal treaty records ⓘ |
| effect |
cession of Native American land to the United States
ⓘ
opened land for American settlement in Illinois country ⓘ opened land for American settlement in Indiana Territory ⓘ reduced Native American control over lands in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Harrison treaties in Indiana Territory ⓘ |
| follows |
Treaty of Fort Wayne (1803)
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)
earlier U.S.–Native American treaties in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Old Northwest ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to dispossession of Native American tribes in the region
ⓘ
paved the way for further American expansion in Indiana and Illinois ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ratified treaty ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S. westward expansion
ⓘ
United States–Native American relations ⓘ land cession ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | William Henry Harrison ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States expansion into the Old Northwest
ⓘ
series of Harrison land treaties ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier land purchases from Native Americans in the Ohio Valley ⓘ |
| signatory |
Delaware tribe
ⓘ
linked to:
Delaware (Lenape)
Eel River tribe ⓘ Kickapoo tribe ⓘ
linked to:
Kickapoo people
Miami tribe ⓘ Piankashaw tribe ⓘ
linked to:
Piankashaw people
Potawatomi tribe ⓘ
linked to:
Potawatomi
Shawnee tribe ⓘ
linked to:
Shawnee Tribe
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Wea tribe ⓘ |
| signingLocation |
Grouseland (William Henry Harrison’s residence)
ⓘ
linked to:
Grouseland (William Henry Harrison Mansion)
Vincennes, Indiana Territory ⓘ
linked to:
Vincennes, Indiana
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| temporalCoverage | early 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
boundary definition between U.S. settlers and Native American lands
ⓘ
compensation to Native American tribes ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Grouseland (1805) Description of subject: The Treaty of Grouseland (1805) was an early 19th-century agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes that ceded large tracts of land in the Indiana and Illinois territories, paving the way for further American expansion in the region.
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