President George Washington recalled Wayne from civilian life in order to lead an expedition in the Northwest Indian War, which up to that point had been a disaster for the United States. Many American Indians in the Northwest Territory had sided with the British in the Revolutionary War. In the Treaty of Paris (1783) that had ended the conflict, the British had ceded this land to the United States. The Indians, however, had not been consulted, and were now resisting annexation of the area by the United States. A confederation of Miami, Shaw ...

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The Treaty of Paris (1783) had given the United States government control, on paper, of all the land east of the Mississippi River and south of the Great Lakes; but the Native American nations actually living in this region were not party to the talks. And while the British Crown had suffered a major defeat at the Battle of Yorktown (1781), there had been no decisive defeat for their Native American allies in the west. The British remained in possession of the Great Lakes forts through which they continued to supply their Native Am ...

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Northwest Indian War, Northwest Indian War - Background, Northwest Indian War - Formation of the confederacy, Northwest Indian War - Course of the war, Northwest Indian War - Key figures, Northwest Indian War - For the US, Northwest Indian War - For the Indian confederacy, Northwest Indian War - Related Links

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European exploration of the region began with French fur traders in the seventeenth century. The French explorer Jean Nicolet was the first recorded entry into the region in 1634. The French exercised control from a number of widely separated posts throughout the region. France ceded the territory to Britain in the Treaty of Paris (1763) which ended the French and Indian Wars. However, facing armed opposition by Native Americans (see Pontiac's Rebellion), the British issued the Proclamation of 1763 which prohibited white settlement we ...

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Northwest Territory, Northwest Territory - History, Northwest Territory - Law and government, Northwest Territory - Leadership

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Ohio Country - Colonial Era. In the 17th century, the area north of the Ohio River had been occupied by the Algonquian-speaking Shawnee tribes. Around 1660, the Shawnee were driven out by the Iroquois during the Beaver Wars, but by 1730 the Shawnee had returned to reclaim the region. The Shawnee were largely under the control of two septs, with the Chalahgawtha (northern sept), in control of the area north of the Ohio. Major villages of the region included Chalahgawtha in present-day western Ohio, named for the Shawnee sept, as well Kittanning on the Allegheny Riv ...

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Ohio Country, Ohio Country - History, Ohio Country - Colonial Era, Ohio Country - American Revolution and early Republic, Ohio Country - Claims of the states, Ohio Country - Northwest Ordinance

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Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745 - December 15, 1796), was a United States Army general and statesman. Wayne adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him a promotion to the rank of brigadier general and the sobriquet of Mad Anthony Wayne. Anthony Wayne - Early life. Wayne was born in Easttown Township, Pennsylvania in Chester County, near present-day Paoli, Pennsylvania and educated as a surveyor at his u ...

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The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was the military side of the American Revolution. It was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and the United States of America. The war began largely as a colonial revolt against the economic policies of the British Empire, but eventually widened far beyond British North America, with France, Spain, and the Netherlands entering the war against Great Britain. Addition ...

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Arthur St. Clair was the Territory's only governor. The original supreme court was made up of John Cleves Symmes, James Mitchell Varnum, and Samuel Holden Parsons. There were three Secretaries: Winthrop Sargent (July 9, 1788-May 31, 1798); William Henry Harrison (June 29, 1798-December 31, 1799); and Charles Willing Byrd (January 1, 1800- January 15, 1803). In 1798 the territory became eligible to send a non-voting member to the U.S. Congress. The Assembly elected this representative. Representatives were: William Henry Harrison 1799-1800 William McMilla ...

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Northwest Territory, Northwest Territory - History, Northwest Territory - Law and government, Northwest Territory - Leadership

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The Choctaws are a Native American people originally from the southeast United States (Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana). In the nineteenth century, they were known as one of the "Five Civilized Tribes," so-called because they had integrated a number of cultural and technological "practices" of Europeans. The Choctaws are famous for their extreme generosity in providing famine relief during the Irish Potato Famine. Choctaw - Pre-history. Du Pratz, in his Hist. de La Louisiane (Paris, 1758) recounted that ...

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The American Revolution is the series of events, ideas, and changes that resulted in the political separation of thirteen colonies in North America from the British Empire and the creation of the United States of America. The American War of Independence (1775–1783) was one part of the revolution, but the revolution by the Americans began before the first shot was fired at Lexington and Concord and continued after the British surrender at Yorktown. Years later, in 1818, John Adams wrote: "The Revolution was effected before the War commenced," and " ...

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William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was an American military leader, politician, and the ninth President of the United States. He served as the first Governor of the Indiana Territory and later as a U.S. Representative and Senator from Ohio. Harrison first gained national fame as a war hero, defeating American Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811 and earning the nickname "T ...

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George Washington was elected as President of the United States twice, serving eight years from 1789 to 1797 before retiring to his Mount Vernon plantation. Washington Administration - 1789 election. The 1789 presidential election took place on February 15, 1789. The two main candidates were George Washington and John Adams. It was left up to each state to determine how to choose its electors for the Electoral College. Of the 13 states, only ten cast electoral votes, and of these only five held a gen ...

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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800 in the Gregorian calendar. European history scholars will sometimes specifically refer to the 18th century as 1715-1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution. 18th century - Events. 18th century - 1700s. 1701-1714: War of the Spanish Succession 1703: Saint Petersb ...

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Main article: Northwest Ordinance At first the territory had a modified form of martial law. The governor was also the senior army officer within the territory and he combined legislative and executive authority. But, a supreme court was established, and he shared legislative powers with the court. County governments were organized as soon as the population was sufficient, and these assumed local administrative and judicial functions. Washington County was the first of these, at Marietta in 1788. Hamilton County at Cincinnati ...

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1795 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State leaders From Categories: births - deaths 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). 1795 - Events. January 16 - French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands. January 17 - Revolu ...

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George Washington was elected unanimously by the Electoral College in 1789, and remains the only person ever to be elected president unanimously (a feat which he duplicated in 1792). As runner-up with 34 votes, John Adams became Vice President-elect. The First U.S. Congress voted to pay Washington a salary of $25,000 a year—a significant sum in 1789. Washington was perhaps the wealthiest American at the time; his western lands were potentially valuable--but no one lived on them as yet. He declined his salary. It was part of his self-struct ...

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 4,800 people, 1,987 households, and 1,367 families residing in the county. The population density is 10/km² (27/mi²). There are 2,494 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (14/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 95.42% White, 2.75% Black or African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 1.06 ...

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Harrison was born into a prominent political family at the Berkeley Plantation in Charles City County Virginia, the third son of Benjamin Harrison V and Elizabeth Basset. His father was a Virginia planter who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress (1774–1777), signed the Declaration of Independence (1776), and was Governor of Virginia (1781–1784). William Henry Harrison's brother, Carter Bassett Harrison, later became a me ...

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Indian Wars - American Revolutionary War. Main articles: Frontier warfare during the American Revolution, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]See also:

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List of U.S. military history events - 18th & 19th century. Francis Marion (1780–1782) Bleeding Kansas (~1854–~1860) Wakarusa War (1855) Cortina Troubles (1859–1861) Kansas Jayhawkers (1861–1863) Quantrill's Raiders (1861–1863) Red-Shirts Hamburg Massacre {1876) Ku Klux Klan (1877–present) Knights of the White Camelia

The United States formed from a group of colonies under the authority of the British Crown, each established and governed independently of the others. For most of colonial America's history, a colonist had a duty to the colony and to the Crown, but not to other colonies. This attitude changed noticeably when the colonies faced a common threat in the French and Indian War. The Albany Plan of Union, although ...

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Nationalism in the United States, Nationalism in the United States - Origins, Nationalism in the United States - Antebellum period, Nationalism in the United States - Effect of the Civil War, Nationalism in the United States - National identity and ethnicity, Nationalism in the United States - Nationalism in the contemporary United States

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