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1805 Cary map of the Great Lakes and Western Territory (Kentucky, Virginia, Ohio, etc.) Integration of the Northwest Territory into a political unit, and settlement, depended on three factors: relinquishment by the British, extinguishment of states' claims west of the Appalachians, and usurpation or purchase of lands from the Native Americans.
This is a list of early settlers of Marietta, Ohio, the first permanent settlement created by United States citizens after the establishment of the Northwest Territory in 1787. The settlers included soldiers of the American Revolutionary War and members of the Ohio Company of Associates .
The deed of cession was issued on September 13, 1786. As population increased in portions of the Northwest Territory, new states were organized and admitted to the Union in the early 19th century. Connecticut retained 3,366,921 acres (13,625.45 km 2) in Ohio, which became known as the "Western Reserve".
The Shawnee, who had lost most of their territory during the Northwest Indian War, moved into northwestern Ohio and northeastern Indiana. The Lenape likewise had lost their territory and moved into south-central Indiana. Other tribes, including the Wyandot, Meskwaki, Winnebago, Odawa, Mingo, Seneca, and others had a presence in the region's ...
Pioneer History: Being an Account of the First Examinations of the Ohio Valley, and the Early Settlement of the Northwest Territory. H. W. Derby and Co. Eckley, H.J.; Perry, W.T. (1921). History of Carroll and Harrison Counties. The Lewis Publishing Co. Hicks, Fredrick (1904). "Biographical Sketch of Thomas Hutchins". In Hicks, Fredrick (ed.).
The Twelve Mile Square Reservation is the green square in the northwest corner of Ohio (upper-left) The Twelve Mile Square Reservation, also called the Twelve Mile Square Reserve, [1] was a tract of land in Ohio ceded by Indians to the United States of America in the Treaty of Greenville in 1795.