The Basics
What war is sometimes called "The First Civil War?" in American History
The Toledo War
Which of the Great Lakes was incorrectly drawn on the Mitchell Map, which in turn was used as the boundary between what would become the states of Ohio and Michigan? (Hint: Think Chicago)
Lake Michigan
This Ohio governor pushed aggressively to claim the Toledo Strip. The city of Toledo is no located in the county named for this man.
Robert Lucas
This U.S. President stepped in and resolved the Toledo War.
Andrew Jackson
This city was projected to become the "New York City of the Great Lakes". This is why a portion of it is called "Manhattan".
Toledo
What are the three causes of the Toledo War?
Poor Congressional oversight, bad maps, and a canal caused this.
This survey line supported Ohio's claim to the Toledo Strip.
Harris Line
This Ohio man's son stabbed a sheriff with a penknife in a Toledo bar. A street in Toledo was later named for this family.
Ben Stickney
At the time of the Toledo War and even today, Ohio is very important when we elected what important government position nationally?
The President of the United States
In 1953, what event retroactively confirmed Ohio's statehood of 1803?
Congress ratifying Ohio's Constitution
What early American document organized the Northwest Territory and set a vague boundary rule in which 3 states would be created below the line and 3 states would be created above it?
the Northwest Ordinance
This survey line, backed by Michigan Territory placed the boundary between Ohio & Michigan further south and gave them what is now Toledo.
Fulton Line
This Michigan Territory governor was removed by President Jackson but he aggressively wanted the Toledo Strip to be a part of Michigan when it became a state.
Stevens T. Mason
What city in Michigan hosted a final, chilly agreement to Jackson's terms
Ann Arbor
In 1973, this nationally recognized legal body split Turtle Island in Lake Erie between Michigan and Ohio.
The Supreme Court
What future city was formed in the middle of the 1830's when the small Ohio towns of Vistula and Port Lawrence merged into one?
Toledo
Edward Tiffin
This comical "battle" involved warning shots and arrested surveyors. Mr. Rinehart later visited the "battlefield".
Battle of Phillips Corners
What nickname was given to the final Michigan convention due to the freezing weather?
The Frostbitten Convention
Which two valuable natural resources (besides land/water) did Michigan get as a result of the Toledo War
Copper and Iron
This treaty ended the Revolutionary War and used the flawed Mitchell Map to settle boundaries?
Treaty of Paris (1783)
This U,S. Army engineer later famous in the Civil War as a Confederate General helped survey the disputed land.
Robert E. Lee
This law passed by Michigan Territory punished Ohioans entering the Toledo Strip and/or settling on the land.
The Pain and Penalties Act
What famous area of land did Michigan receive as a result of the Toledo War?
Ohio gained/owned access to this important water route and canal as a result of the Toledo War?
The Miami-Erie Canal