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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
'''1700-1735--'''The French established three outposts along the Wabash-Maumee trade route: one at the present site of Fort Wayne, one near present-day Lafayette, and the largest and most important at Vincennes. | |||
'''1784--'''Clarksville, (on the north bank of the Ohio River, opposite Louisville Kentucky), became the first authorized American settlement in Indiana. | |||
'''1787--'''The United States government established the Northwest Territory to open the land to Revolutionary War veterans and other settlers. | |||
'''1800-1809--'''The Indiana Territory was established in 1800. Michigan Territory was detached in 1805, and the Illinois Territory was set off in 1809. | |||
'''1816--'''Indiana became a state. | |||
== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||