Ohio - Herbert Dantas

8/3/2019 Ohio - Herbert Dantas

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Ohio is a MIdwestern state in the United States.The 34th largest state by area in the U.S., it isthe 7th-most populous with nearly 11.5 million

residents, containing several major Americancities and seven metropolitan areas withpopulations of500,000 or more. The state'scapital is Columbus .Ohio is historically known asthe "Buckeye State" (relating to the Ohiobuckeye tree) and Ohioans are also knownas"Buckeyes".


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White-tailed Lady bug NorthernDeer Cardinal


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The government of Ohio is composed of the executivebranch, led by the Governor; the legislative branch, whichcomprises the Ohio General Assembly; and the judicialbranch, which is led by the Supreme Court. Currently, Ohiooccupies 18 seats in the United States House ofRepresentatives(below The Governor John R.Kasich andTheOhio State Capitol located in Columbus, Ohio).


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Ohio is an East North Central state bordered byMichigan and Lake Erie to the north,Pennsylvania to the east, and Kentucky and

West Virginia to the south. It was the first statefrom the Northwest Territory to enter the Union.As early as the 1800's, Ohio was known as the"Gateway State" because its roads, railways, andcanals connected the Eastern and Western partsof the United States. Its cities include Cincinnati,Toledo, and Akro


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Summer is warm , with most areas seeing 90F/32 C temperatures for at least a few days.Temperatures range 37-70 F/3-21 C in the

northeast and 41-72 F/5-22 C in the southwestduring April and May.Fall is the sunniest season,with warm September days running 52-71 F/11-22 C, its more cold in the evening, especially inOctober, when temperatures drop into the low40s F/4-6 C at night. Winters can be cold (17 to 43F/-8 to -6 C), with plenty of snow in northernOhio near Lake Erie .


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From just over 45,000 residents in 1800, Ohio'spopulation grew at rates of over 10% per decadeuntil the census of 1970, which recorded just

over 10.65 million Ohioans.As of July 1, 2008, thestate's population was estimated at 11,485,910by the United State.As of 2007, 6.5% of Ohio'spopulation is under 5 years of age, compared toa national rate of 6.9%. Also, 13.4% of Ohio'spopulation is over 65 years of age, compared toa United States rate of 12.6%. Females comprise51.3% of Ohio's population,compared to anational rate of 50.8%.


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According to a Pew Forum poll, as of 2008, 76%of Ohioans identified as Christian. Specifically,26% of Ohio's population identified as

Evangelical Protestant, 22% identified asMainline Protestant, and 21% identified asRoman Catholic. In addition, 17% of thepopulation is unaffiliated with any religiousbody. There are also small minorities ofJehovah's Witnesses (1%), Jews (1%), Muslims(1%), Hindus (


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Archeological evidence suggests that the Ohio Valley wasinhabited by nomadic people as early as 13,000 BC. Theseearly nomads disappeared from Ohio by 1,000 BC.

The indigenous nations to inhabit Ohio in the historicalperiod included the Miamis; Wyandots; Delawares;Shawnees ; Mingos and Eries. Ohio country was also the siteof Indian massacres, such as the Yellow Creek Massacre,Gnadenhutten and Pontiac's Rebellion school massacre.


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Colonial and Revolutionary eras During the 18th century, the French set up a system of

trading posts to control the fur trade in the region. In1754, France and Great Britain fought a war that was

known in North America as the French and Indian Warand in Europe as the Seven Years War. As a result ofthe Treaty of Paris, the French ceded control of Ohioand the remainder of the Old Northwest to Great

Britain. Pontiac's Rebellion in the 1760s, however, posed a

challenge to British military control. This came to anend with the colonists' victory in the AmericanRevolution. In the Treaty of Paris in 1783, Britain cededall claims to Ohio country to the United States.


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Northwest Territory: 17871803 Plaque commemorating the Northwest Ordinance outside Federal Hall in

lower Manhattan The United States created the Northwest Territory under the Northwest

Ordinance of 1787.Slavery was not permitted in the new territory.

Settlement began with the founding of Marietta by the Ohio Company ofAssociates, which had been formed by a group of AmericanRevolutionary War veterans. Following the Ohio Company, the MiamiCompany (also referred to as the "Symmes Purchase") claimed thesouthwestern section, and the Connecticut Land Company surveyed andsettled the Connecticut Western Reserve in present-day Northeast Ohio.

The old Northwest Territory originally included areas previously known asOhio Country and Illinois Country. As Ohio prepared for statehood, theIndiana Territory was created, reducing the Northwest Territory toapproximately the size of present-day Ohio plus the eastern half of theLower Peninsula of Michigan and the eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula.


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Ohios presidents Eight men (7 were born here) called Ohio home

before making the White House their temporary

dwelling.they are William Henry Harrison (9th),Ulysses S. Grant (18th), Rutherford B. Hayes (19th),James A. Garfield (20th) ,Benjamin Harrison (23rd),

William McKinley (25th) ,William H. Taft (27th),Warren G. Harding (29th)


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NeilArmstrongAmerican astronaut, As commander of Apollo 11

(July 1624, 1969), he was the first person (July 20EDST) to set foot on the moon, saying: That's onesmall step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind(the a was apparently lost in transmission due to

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Thomas Alva Edison18471931, American inventor, b. Milan, Ohio. A genius in the

practical application of scientific principles, Edison was one

of the greatest and most productive inventors of his time,but his formal schooling was limited to three months in PortHuron, Mich., in 1854


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