GLCEventFirst European ExplorerhCNoteBThe French explorer, La Salle, first entered Indiana in 1679. ehttp://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/state1/indiana-history.html Taken from the Internet, August 2, 2001.French Settlement^MThe French built Fort Miami, near Fort Wayne; Fort Quiatenon, on the Wabash River; and Vincennes, on the lower Wabash in an effort to protect their trading interests. Only Vincennes would become a permanent settlement.dhttp://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/state1/indiana-history.html Taken from the Internet, August 2, 2001.British Take Control@=dhttp://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/state1/indiana-history.html Taken from the Internet, August 2, 2001.Settlement of Clarksville7[ ClarksvilleGeorge Rogers Clark, from the county of Kentucky in Virginia was rewarded by Virginia for helping to protect the frontier from Indians and the French. He and his men were granted 150,000 acres on the north side of the Ohio River, opposite the falls. Carl took up residence, built a home and encouraged settlement. Most settlers came from Virginia and Pennsylvania. When Virginia ceded her western lands to congress, Clark's land was exempted.YPeckham, Howard H. Indiana: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1978. p. 25-28.The Northwest Ordinance~_vIt established a system of limited government and protection of individual liberties for the early residents of the Northwest Territory, which included what is now Indiana. Passed by the federal Congress under the Articles of Confederation and two months before the federal Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, the Ordinance of 1787 dealt with westward expansion.Dickson, Justice Brent E. "Indiana's Constitutional Past". http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/WWW/ihb/dickson.html Taken from the Internet, August 2, 2001.Shawnee Enter IndianajFollowing the Treaty of Greenville, dispossessed Shawnee from Ohio drifted into the northern parts of Indiana. From them evolved two leaders, Tecumseh and his brother, Tenskwatawa (the Shawnee prophet).VPeckham, Howard H. Indiana: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1978. p. 40.Indiana Territory Created rCongress divided the territory into two parts and appointed William Henry Harrison, at the age of twenty-seven, as the governor of the new Indiana Territory. Dickson, Justice Brent E. "Indiana's Constitutional Past". http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/WWW/ihb/dickson.html Taken from the Internet, August 2, 2001.Johnny Appleseed r>+John Chapman becam the folk hero, Johnny Appleseed. His occupation was nurseryman - he crossed Indiana selling and giving away seed for apple trees. He also planted apple trees in areas not yet settled, so the settlers would have fruit when they arrived. He died in 1845, at age 70, near Fort Wayne.VPeckham, Howard H. Indiana: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1978. p. 62.Indiana Territory Dividedx5Michigan Territory is created from Indiana Territory.`http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/WWW/ihb/tlstatehood.html Taken from the Internet, August 2, 2001.Indiana Territory Divided AgainN~5Illinois Territory is created from Indiana Territory.`http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/WWW/ihb/tlstatehood.html Taken from the Internet, August 2, 2001.Battle of Tippecanoe= LafayetteIn May, 1808, when two Shawnee brothers, Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa (the Prophet), left their native Ohio, they founded a native town (Prophet's Town). Tecumseh and the Prophet planned to unite many tribes into an organized defense against the growing number of western settlers; to defend the lands they had lived on for thousands of years. In the late summer of 1811, the governor of the territory, General William Henry Harrison, organized a small army of 1,00 men, hoping to destroy the town while Tecumseh was on a southern recruitment drive. The regiment arrived on November 6, 1811, and upon meeting with representatives of the Prophet, it was mutually agreed that there would be no hostilities until a meeting could be held on the following day. Although Tecumseh had warned his brother not to attack the white men until the confederation was strong and completely unified, the incensed Prophet lashed his men with fiery oratory. He gave an order to attack just before daybreak on the follo\http://dagwood.wvec.k12.in.us/battle/associat.html Taken from the Internet, August 7, 2001.Lincoln Family Moves to IndianaTom Lincoln, his wife Nancy and their two children, Sarah and Abraham built a log cabin and furniture, and began to clear and farm the land. Nancy died in 1818, and Tom remarried fourteen months later. In 1830, the Lincolns left Indiana for Illinois.YPeckham, Howard H. Indiana: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1978. p. 47-48.Becomes a StateGThe State of Indiana was admitted to the Union as the nineteenth state.Qhttp://www.bakerdaniels.com/history.htm Taken from the Internet, August 2, 2001.Capital Moves to IndianapolisIndianapolis was chosen because of its central location. It was a planned city, mapped and platted by Alexander Ralston, former assistant to Pierre LEnfant (who planned Washington D.C.).Ihttp://www.indy.org/history.htm Taken from the Internet, August 7, 2001.Underground Railway" Fountain CityLevi Coffin came to Indiana from North Carolina. He and his wife were Quakers who had long aided in helping slaves escape. Coffin organized an underground railwy from the Ohio River to Michigan. "There were "depots" every fifteen or twenty miles, where families would shelter slaves over the daylight hours and guide them to the next depot at night." Coffin was "read out" of the Quaker meeting for his radical actions and beliefs. Coffin moved to Cincinnati in 1847 to further his abolitionist work.YPeckham, Howard H. Indiana: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1978. p. 65-66.Wabash and Erie Canal}This was a joint undertaking by Indiana, Ohio and the federal government. It started at Fort Wayne and went in both directions. Ten years later it had reached Toledo on the east and Lafayette on the west. It was extended to Terre Haute by 1849 and to Evansville by 1853. It was of great benefit to farmers, and continued to be used, even after sections of it were cloed after 1874.YPeckham, Howard H. Indiana: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1978. p. 63-64.Mennonite Immigration Adams CountyoMennonites came directly from Switzerland. From Adams County they moved westward. By 1971 they numbered 37,800.YPeckham, Howard H. Indiana: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1978. p. 88-89.Divorce in IndianaBy the 1840s, Indiana was to become renowned for having among the most liberal divorce laws and acquiescent court systems in the nation. So liberal were they that Indiana might be called the Reno of the nineteenth century and a movent grew after the Civil War to reform the Hoosier state's pliant divorce statutes. Indiana was such a divorce mecca that famous archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, discoverer of Troy, moved to Indianapolis for a period in 1869 specifically to obtain a divorce. Shttp://www.connerprairie.org/cp/wlaw.html Taken from the Internet, August 1, 2001.James Whitcomb Riley Greenfield Riley published his first poem in 1877. He issued his first book of poetry in 1883, under a pseudonym. "He was one of the first authors to mine the rich vein of nostalgia for lost youth and to discover its universal attraction." His name is synonomous with Indiana.[Peckham, Howard H. Indiana: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1978. p. 161-162.American Civil WarlBhttp://www.us-civilwar.com/ Taken from the Internet July 3, 2001."Whitecap" Vigilantes1*Whitecaps were named for the white hoods they wore to protect their identities. It was a secret society whose aim was to protect the moral fibre of society. They performed their missions on horseback at night. Punishments ranged from warnings to death. Members provided alibis for each other, and filled juries that would acquit members, if they were charged. The society came to an end when a family fought back against the punishments, were ready when the Whitecaps arrived and managed to kill five of their attackers - all who were prominent citizens.YPeckham, Howard H. Indiana: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1978. p. 90-92.Indianapolis 500g Indianapolis{The idea was conceived as a way to gain public acceptance of the automobile.The race is traditionally held on Memorial Day.[Peckham, Howard H. Indiana: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1978. p. 175-176.