Indiana HistoryIndiana History

Creating Our StateCreating Our State

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From 1800-1915, the population of the Indiana

Territory had grown by almost ___ times.

12 times

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Who won the French and Indian War?

The British

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Who won the Revolutionary War?

The colonists

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What does a timeline show?

When specific events occurred

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True or False: Native Americans fought on both

sides of the French and Indian War.

True! Some groups were French allies / some were British allies

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 made the practice of

___ illegal.

Slavery in the Northwest Territory

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How did the United States gain the Northwest

Territory?

They won if from Great Britain after the Revolutionary War

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Great Britain fought France in the French

and Indian War because it wanted ___.

To control the lands that surrounded the 13

colonies

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According to the Indian Removal Act, Native

Americans were given land ___ in return for their

homeland.

West of the Mississippi River

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True or False: The colonists were happy about taxes from Great Britain and

agreed to pay King George.

False! They didn’t think the taxes were fair.

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Tecumseh believed the land treaties that had been signed with the

United States were ___.

invalid

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Who was the first governor of the Indiana Territory?

William Henry Harrison

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What was the original capital?

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Why did the United States Army fight the Native

Americans in the Northwest Territory?

Native Americans were angry and fought back for

their land

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United States Constitution

In 1787 the Second Continental Congress created

the ___.

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Indiana was the ___ state to join the nation.

19th

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A document that states the reasons why the United States

was formed (freedom from G.B.)

What is the Declaration of Independence?

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Where was Indiana’s original capital?

Corydon

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What is the date Indiana officially became a state.

December 11, 1816

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Name one state formed out of the Northwest Territory.

Daily Double!Name the others.

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio,

parts of Wisconsin and

Minnesota

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The brutal nature of Pontiac’s Rebellion forced the British to seek to end the conflict

with the ___.

Proclamation of 1763

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What was the Battle of Tippecanoe?

Native Americans attacked Harrison’s troops. Americans won.

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What was the War of 1812 / Battle of Thames?

British attacked American ships. Americans stopped trading with

British. Fought War of 1812. British won. Harrison’s troops killed

Tecumseh. Americans won easily.

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All Native Americans owned the land, and therefore all needed to agree in

order to sell it.

Why did Tecumseh believe that all previous treaties

with the United States were not valid?

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What did Tecumseh mean when he said, “Sell a

country! Why not sell the air, the great sea, as well as

the earth?”All things shared by all, shouldn’t

be bought and sold

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How was the Northwest Territory divided into new territories?

Four sections: Indiana Territory, Ohio Territory,

Illinois Territory, and Michigan Territory

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