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From Territory to State
Ch. 5 in Ohio text book
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History
4th Grade
01/25/2011

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Term
confederacy
Definition

a group that joins together

for a common purpose

Term
democracy
Definition

a government in which

people elect their leaders

Term
veto
Definition

the power to stop a bill

from becoming a law

Term
Maxwell's Code
Definition

a list of laws designed

for everyone living in

the Northwest Territory

Term
Enabling Act
Definition

this allowed Ohio

to take the final step

toward statehood

even without

60,000 people

living in the area

Term

The Treaty of

Fort Harmar

Definition

an agreement that

divided the Northwest Territory

into two parts,

one for the settlers,

and one for the Native Americans

Term

The Treaty of

Greenville

Definition

an agreement which

allowed Native Americans

to live only in the northwestern

part of Ohio and which

brought a temporary

end to the fighting

between settlers and

Native Americans

Term
Edward Tiffin
Definition

the first governor

of Ohio

Term
Blue Jacket
Definition

an important Shawnee leader

who was defeated by Wayne in the

Battle of Fallen Timbers

Term
Little Turtle
Definition

an important Miami leader

who led Native Americans to

victories over Harmar and St. Clair

Term
Tecumseh
Definition

an important Shawnee leader who

tried to get Native Americans of

different tribe to join together to fight

against the Americans and win back Indian hunting grounds

Term
War of 1812
Definition

a war fought

over the fur trade

in the U.S.

between the British and

the Americans

Term
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Definition
a battle fought between Anthony Wayne and the settlers, and Blue Jacket and the Native Americans
Term
The Federalist Party
Definition

believed that

ordinary people were

too poor and poorly educated to

govern themselves:

thought only

the rich and well-educated people

were able to run a government

Term
The Republican Party
Definition

thought that ordinary people

should take part

in the government

Term

some punishments

for breaking laws in the

Northwest Territory

Definition

pay a fine

perform work around the settlement

whipping

banishment (being sent away)

Term

Why did Americans feel the

War of 1812 was necessary?

Definition

They were mad that the British were

forcing Americans to join the British navy

and supplying Native Americans

with weapons to fight the Americans.

Term

Why did the British feel the

War of 1812 was necessary?

Definition

They wanted to keep

control of the fur trade.

Term
census
Definition
a count of the population
Term
veto
Definition
the power of the executive branch to reject a bill passed by the legislative branch
Term
capital
Definition
center of government for a territory, state, or country
Term
Marietta Code
Definition
a list of rules for the Marietta settlers made by representatives of the Ohio Company
Term
reservation
Definition
land set aside by the United States government for a purpose, such as for Native Americans to live on
Term
Battle of Thames
Definition
a battle fought in Canada during the War of 1812 between United States forces and Great Britain and its Native American allies; Tecumseh was killed during this battle
Term
Indian Removal Act
Definition
a law passed by Congress that forced most Native Americans to move to lands west of the Mississippi River
Term
causes of the Battle of Fallen Timbers
Definition
-Native Americans and settlers were fighting over land
-Native Americans defeated Josiah Harmar's troops and Arthur St. Clair's troops in separate battles
Term
effects of the Battle of Fallen Timbers
Definition
-Native Americans retreated which lost them land
-Treaty of Greenville- allowed Indians to live only in northwestern Ohio
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