Important People
The brave warrior who was known as the chief of the Shawnee tribe. He wanted unity among the tribes to resist settler expansion.
Who is Tecumseh?
The village where various Indian tribes, led by Tecumseh, met in unity against the American settlers.
What is Prophetstown?
You need at least 60,000 free inhabitants and a constitution in order for this to happen.
What are the requirements for statehood?
This crop was essential to the economy of Indiana.
What is corn?
This is the date in which Indiana became a state. (month, date, year)
December 11, 1816
He was a Native American religious and political leader of the Shawnee, known as the Prophet. He was a younger brother of Tecumseh.
This event included a 2 hour battle between the Shawnee tribes and William Henry Harrison and his American soldiers. The result was that several died, Shawnee Indians retreated, and the Americans destroyed Prophetstown.
What is the Battle of Tippecanoe?
Delegates met in the Harrison County Courthouse in this town to meet and sign the Constitution of Indiana. *Also the location of the "Constitution Elm" tree.
Where is Corydon, IN?
The capitol was changed from Corydon to this city because of its central location.
What is Indianapolis?
What is 1811?
He was an American military officer and politician who served as the first territorial governor of Indiana and ninth president of the United States.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
Potawatomi & Miami tribes were forced out at gunpoint, leaving many who died along the way to be buried on the side of this trail.
What is the Trail of Death?
This branch of government hold court sessions and are conservators of peace. Appointed not elected.
What is the Judicial Branch?
These were built to help travel and trade by boat but ended up drying up, causing many settlers to flee their land nearby.
What are canals?
This is the year that Indianapolis became the state capital.
What is 1825?
Politician who hated William Henry Harrison in all he stood for. He wanted all the benefits of statehood from the federal government and became the first governor of the state of Indiana.
Who is Johnathan Jennings?
Tecumseh heard of the Great Meeting of Indian chiefs and William Henry Harrison. He was angered and traveled to this town to talk to Harrison himself.
What is Vincennes?
This branch of government reads and discusses bills.
This road stretched east and west across the state of Indiana allowing the expansion of trading and transportation to other parts of the Midwest.
What is the National Road?
This document revises the original but still proved to hold negative changes because black people and women were still not able to be land owners or able to vote.
What is the Constitution of 1851?
He was the chief of the Potawatomi tribe who refused to give up land to settlers in the northern part of the Indiana Territory.
Who is Chief Menomonee?
Americans fought the British for control of American lands and shipping during this battle. This is also the battle in which Tecumseh died.
What is the War of 1812?
These are given as the result of the constitution, allowance to bear arms, freedom of religion, freedom to assemble, freedom of speech.
What are rites?
Trains/railroad, horse and wagon, canals and flatboats were major development in this.
What is transportation?
Trail of Tears occurred this year.
What is 1838?