Fact Sheet, Ohio and U.

S History
Ohio
1670: Rene-Robert Cavelier explores and claims Ohio River region
for France
1750: The Ohio Company of Virginia claims Ohio River region for
England
1787: Ohio becomes part of the Northwest Territory
1795: Treaty of Greenville ends the Indian Wars in Ohio
1803: Ohio becomes the 17th state, with Chillicothe named the
capitol
1811: Tecumseh defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe
1813: British fleet destroyed in Battle of Lake Erie by O. Hazard
Perry
1816: State Capitol moved to Columbus

U.S
1620- Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock
1675- King Philips war begins
1692- Salem witch trials take place, many people burned at the
stake.
1732- First Great Awakening sweeps the nation
1752- Ben Franklins kite experiment proves that lightning seeks
out metal objects
1763- Pontiac rebels, and is defeated by the British
1803- the Louisiana Purchase takes place, doubling the size of
America

1814- British troops burn down Washington DC in the war of 1812