Indiana History Creating Our State

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100 Point Question Back From , the population of the Indiana Territory had grown by almost ___ times. 12 times

100 Point Question Back Who won the French and Indian War? The British

100 Point Question Back Who won the Revolutionary War? The colonists

100 Point Question Back What does a timeline show? When specific events occurred

100 Point Question Back 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

200 Point Question Back The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 made the practice of ___ illegal. Slavery in the Northwest Territory

200 Point Question Back How did the United States gain the Northwest Territory? They won if from Great Britain after the Revolutionary War

200 Point Question Back Great Britain fought France in the French and Indian War because it wanted ___. To control the lands that surrounded the 13 colonies

200 Point Question Back According to the Indian Removal Act, Native Americans were given land ___ in return for their homeland. West of the Mississippi River

200 Point Question Back 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.

300 Point Question Back Tecumseh believed the land treaties that had been signed with the United States were ___. invalid

300 Point Question Back Who was the first governor of the Indiana Territory? William Henry Harrison Daily Double! Vincennes (Indiana) What was the original capital?

300 Point Question Back Why did the United States Army fight the Native Americans in the Northwest Territory? Native Americans were angry and fought back for their land

300 Point Question Back United States Constitution In 1787 the Second Continental Congress created the ___.

300 Point Question Back Indiana was the ___ state to join the nation. 19th

400 Point Question Back A document that states the reasons why the United States was formed (freedom from G.B.) What is the Declaration of Independence?

400 Point Question Back Where was Indiana’s original capital? Corydon

400 Point Question Back What is the date Indiana officially became a state. December 11, 1816

400 Point Question Back Name one state formed out of the Northwest Territory. Daily Double! Name the others. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota

400 Point Question Back The brutal nature of Pontiac’s Rebellion forced the British to seek to end the conflict with the ___. Proclamation of 1763

500 Point Question Back What was the Battle of Tippecanoe? Native Americans attacked Harrison’s troops. Americans won.

500 Point Question Back What was the War of 1812 / Battle of Thames? British attacked American ships. Americans stopped trading with British. Fought War of British won. Harrison’s troops killed Tecumseh. Americans won easily.

500 Point Question Back 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?

500 Point Question Back 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

500 Point Question Back How was the Northwest Territory divided into new territories? Four sections: Indiana Territory, Ohio Territory, Illinois Territory, and Michigan Territory

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