Ohio is a mid west state in the USA. Ohio was formed from the Northwest Territory. It was originally explored by the French, and at the time of the French and Indian War was claimed by both the English and French. The former's claim was made good by the treaty of 1763. In 1774 the Quebec Act joined Ohio and the whole Northwest to Canada, but this act was nullified by the treaty of 1783. South of 41 degrees north latitude Ohio formed a part of the cession of Virginia to the general government in 1783. The territory north of that line was claimed by Connecticut by virtue of the charter of Charles II which extended her territory to the South Sea. The jurisdiction over this part was ceded to the United States by Connecticut in 1786, but the ownership of the lands was retained by that State, which gave rise to the name, The Connecticut Reservation, or Western Reserve. In 1786 the Ohio Company, composed of Massachusetts people, obtained control of 1,500,000 acres through the agency of Manasseh Cutler. The following year Congress passed the Ordinance of 1787 for the government of the Northwest Territory. This provided for not more than five nor less than three States, forbade slavery and provided for the support of education.
In 1788 Marietta was founded by settlers under General Putnam. In 1791 St. Clair's army was surprised and cut to pieces by the Indians, who were finally defeated by General Wayne in 1794. In 1800 Ohio was set off from the Northwest under a separate government, and in 1803 was admitted as a State. A boundary dispute with Michigan, called the Toledo War, was settled in favour of Ohio by the act of Congress which provided for the admission of Michigan in 1836.
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