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| ⚫ | == Indiana History: Early Civilizations |
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| ]'s earliest known inhabitants were Native Americans. The area was thickly settled by the ] from about 1100CE-1450CE. A Major settlement known as ] is east of present day ]. For unknown reasons they disappeared in the mid fifteenth century. Other tribes, mostly of the ], ], and ] entered into Indiana around that time. | |||
| == Colonial Rule == | |||
| No permanen settlements were established in Indiana during colonial rule but the territory, altought inhabited by Native Americans, passed hands several times among the colonial powers of Europe. | |||
| ⚫ | The first European outpost was Tassinong, a French trading post established in 1673 near the ].<ref>Photo available at Historical Marker Database].</ref> French explorer ], came to the area eventually known as Indiana in 1679, claiming it for the King of ]. The area was further explored by | ||
| During the ] (known as the ] in the Americas) the area was fought over by the British. Although no battles occured in Indiana, the Native Americans largely support the French. After the war the territory passed from the French to the ] as a result of the ] in 1763. | |||
| In 1773 the territory was was given the conquered French colony of Canada to appease the population there. This was listed as one of the ] sent to the King of England prior the outbreak of the ] | |||
| The territory of present-day Indiana passed from the French to the ] as a result of the ] in 1763. | |||
| However, at the end of the American Revolution, 20 years later, in 1783, Britain gave the entire trans-Allegheny region to the United States, including Indiana. | However, at the end of the American Revolution, 20 years later, in 1783, Britain gave the entire trans-Allegheny region to the United States, including Indiana. | ||
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Indiana History: Early Civilizations
Indiana's earliest known inhabitants were Native Americans. The area was thickly settled by the Middle Mississippian culture from about 1100CE-1450CE. A Major settlement known as Angel Mounds is east of present day Evansville. For unknown reasons they disappeared in the mid fifteenth century. Other tribes, mostly of the Miami, Delaware, and Pottawatomie entered into Indiana around that time.
Colonial Rule
No permanen settlements were established in Indiana during colonial rule but the territory, altought inhabited by Native Americans, passed hands several times among the colonial powers of Europe.
The first European outpost was Tassinong, a French trading post established in 1673 near the Kankakee River. French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, came to the area eventually known as Indiana in 1679, claiming it for the King of France. The area was further explored by
During the Seven Years War (known as the French Indian War in the Americas) the area was fought over by the British. Although no battles occured in Indiana, the Native Americans largely support the French. After the war the territory passed from the French to the British as a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
In 1773 the territory was was given the conquered French colony of Canada to appease the population there. This was listed as one of the Intolerable Acts sent to the King of England prior the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War
However, at the end of the American Revolution, 20 years later, in 1783, Britain gave the entire trans-Allegheny region to the United States, including Indiana.
Native Americans resisted early settlement attempts, but Gen. Anthony Wayne's victory at Fallen Timbers (1794) effectively ended resistance to settlement. In 1800, the Indiana Territory was established, containing the area of the current states of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and parts of Minnesota and Michigan. Vincennes was the capital, though it was later moved to Corydon.
A constitutional convention met in 1816, and in that same year, Indiana achieved statehood. Jonathan Jennings was elected governor of the state (he declared Indiana a free state), and he eventually moved the capital, yet again, to Indianapolis, to which the executive section of government moved in 1825 and 1826.
Indiana soon became, true to its self-appointed title, the crossroads of America, as railroads crisscrossed the landscape.
During the Civil war, Indiana, a free state, sided with the Union.
External reference
"Indiana." The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Columbia University Press., 2003. Answers.com 02 Dec. 2006. http://www.answers.com/topic/indiana
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