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10,000 BCE
Paleo-Indian Era
The Paleo-Indians were the earliest human inhabitants of America. They lived in caves and were Nomadic hunters. -
7500 BCE
Eastern Woodland Culture
The Eastern Woodland Culture were Fish Hunters. -
7000 BCE
Archaic Period
People built shelters and made stone weapons and tools. -
800 BCE
Adena People
The Adena people become Ohio's first farmers. They grow plants including squash and sunflowers. The Adena people create the Serpent Mound in present day Adams County. -
1000
Woodland Period
The Woodland Period including the Hopewell cultures lived near the Northeastern and Midwestern rivers in the US. -
Rene-Robert Cavelier
An explorer from France named Rene-Robert Cavelier explores and claims the Ohio region. -
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The French and Indian Wars
The French and Indian Wars between France and Great Britain fought over land in North America. Iroquois Indians allied with the French and the Algoquian allied with the British. There were many battles that involved the Indians, French, and the British. -
Ohio Claimed for England
The Ohio Company of Virginia claims the Ohio region for England. -
Colonized by British
Ohio was originally colonized by French fur traders. Britain took colonial possession after the French and Indian War in 1754. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Pontiac's Rebellion broke out in the Ohio River Valley. The British treated the former Indian allies like conquered people. This prompted Ottawa Chief Pontiac to lead a rebellion against the British. -
Northwest Indian War
This war took place in Indiana and Ohio. This war is also know as Little Turtle's war. The American Native Indians won two battles and were defeated at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. -
Marietta Was First Established
Ohio's first permanent settlement, Marietta, was founded. The town was named in honor of Marie Antoinette. -
Battle of Fallen Timbers
General "Mad Anthony" Wayne defeats the Native American Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers -
Treaty of Greenville Signed
The Treaty of Greenville is signed and effectively ends the Indian Wars in Ohio. -
Division Act Created
The Division Act creates the Indian Territory -
Ohio Was Founded
The British ceded Ohio at the end of the American Revolution. Ohio was incorporated into the Northwest Territory. Ohio became the 17th state in the United States of America. Originally, Chillicothe was Ohio's first state capital. -
Athens Founded
Ohio University, founded in 1804 in Athens, was the first university in Ohio and the Northwest Territory. -
Tecumseh Defeated
Tecumseh defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe. -
Columbus Named State Capitol
Columbus named state capitol. -
Construction on Ohio Rivers
Construction on the Miami and Erie canals begins. -
Canals are Completed
Ohio and Erie canals are completed. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was created. -
Oberlin College Founded
The nation's first interracial, coeducational college, Oberlin College, was founded in Oberlin in 1833. -
Harrison Elected President
William Henry Harrison, from North Bend, elected president. -
Last Indian Tribe Leaves Ohio
The Wyandottes, Ohio's last Indian tribe, leave Ohio -
The Wyandots Leave
The last Indian tribe in Ohio, the Wyandots, leave. -
Ohio Leads in Production
The second US Women's Rights Convention is held in Salem. -
Women's Right Convention
The second US Women's Rights Convention is held in Salem. -
Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown, an abolitionist from Akron, leads raid on Harper's Ferry, VA. -
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Civil War
Ohio fought for the Union but the state showed mixed feelings toward slavery. -
Homestead Act
Congress passes the Homestead Act which opens the Great Plains to settlers. -
Battle of Buffington
The Battle of Buffington Island becomes the only Civil War battle in Ohio. -
Ulysses S. Grant Elected President
Ulysses S. Grant, from Point Pleasant, is elected president. -
Rutherford B. Hayes Elected President
Rutherford B. Hayes, from Delaware, is elected president. -
James Garfield Elected President
James Garfield, from Orange, is elected president. -
Dawes General Allotment Ac
The Dawes General Allotment Act was passed by Congress. This allows the US to break up the large Indian Reservations. White settlers purchased Indian lands. -
Benjamin Harrison Elected President
Benjamin Harrison, from North Bend, is elected president. -
William Howard Taft Elected President
William Howard Taft, from Cincinnati, is elected president. -
US Enters Word War I
US enters World War I. About 6,800 Ohio soldiers will be killed. -
Warren G Harding Elected President
Warren G. Harding, from Corsica, is elected president. -
Steel Nation
Steel becomes Ohio's number one industry. -
Great Depression
Great Depression hit the nation -
US Enters Word War II
US enters World War II; about 20,000 Ohio servicemen will be killed. -
Ohio Formally Declared as a State
In 1953, President Dwight Eisenhower officially signed the documents to make Ohio a state. -
Native American Citizenship
All Indians declared citizens of U.S. -
American Indian Religious Freedom Act
American Indian Religious Freedom Act was passed
