DATE 1780. District of Kentucky petitioned Congress for separation from Virginia French trading post established at Pembina 1781. District of Kentucky organized into counties Jefferson proposed that slavery should not exist in new States after 1800 Convention of Watauga settlers met to form the State of Franklin PAGE 109 335 433 107 48 45 45 66 55 Temporary government proposed for north- North Carolina ceded its trans-Alleghany 1785. Massachusetts ceded its western land claim. western domain. Constitution adopted for State of Franklin Slavery prohibited in Northwest Territory Kentucky District petitioned Virginia Assem- 1786. Connecticut ceded its western lands except 1787. South Carolina ceded claim to western land. Ordinance for government of Northwest abolished slavery. 75 85 85 DATE 1787. Franklin legislature held its last session sale of lands to the Ohio Company. Estimated population of Kentucky Convention at Danville adopted Virginia's Franklin restored to North Carolina Arthur St. Clair appointed first governor of Northwest Territory 1788. North Carolina resumed possession of the Marietta founded by the Ohio Company. First settlement made in Iowa by Dubuque. 1790. Pennsylvania acquired jurisdiction over Sus- quehanna lands. North Carolina's western lands finally ac- cepted by the United States Settlement made at Gallipolis PAGE 71 77 98 ΙΟΙ 107 115 127 93 54, 127 ΙΟΙ New York consented to Vermont's becoming a State Act passed for government of the United Ohio. First evangelical church organized north of 1791. Virginia enacted the separation of Ken- DATE 1791. St. Clair's campaign against northern Indians 1792. Connecticut appropriated the "Fire Lands' 1793. Beginnings of Methodism in Illinois . PAGE 141 363 53, 104 1794. First territorial legislature in Tennessee as- Blount College (University of Tennessee) established Greeneville College established. General Wayne destroyed the Indian power 115 115, 366 273 129 129 129 141 Treaty made with Spain providing free navi- 1796. Cleveland founded Tennessee Constitutional Convention met 1797. First church organized in Marietta First Baptist church organized in Illinois 1798. Kentucky Resolutions passed Northwest Territory entered upon second stage of territorial government First General Assembly of Northwest Terri- * 1800. United States acquired the whole northwest territory The Western Reserve passed under the juris- diction of the United States The Western Reserve proclaimed part of Population of Kentucky. Chillicothe became the capital of the North- Indiana Territory made an independent gov- ernment 126 142 54 106 106 126 147 . 147, 150 158 192 1802. Ohio Constitutional Convention met First Methodist organization in Indiana Enabling Act passed for Ohio 1803. Ohio recognized as a State The Louisiana Purchase treaty signed the Missouri. Lewis and Clark reached North Dakota. First Legislative Council convened at New Roman Catholic seminary and academy or- 1812. Louisiana admitted to statehood authorized DATE 1804. First iron furnace erected in Ohio. Territorial government of New Orleans reor- Territory of Michigan organized 1806. Lewis and Clark reached St. Louis Pike reached the Rio Grande 1809. Illinois Territory created Act passed authorizing the establishment of Oxford College . Trading post established in Montana 1811. First steamboat passage made from Pittsburg to New Orleans. Land in Michigan granted to soldiers. 1813. Cass succeeded as governor of Michigan 1815. Beginnings of Methodism in Michigan 1816. Indiana constitution adopted Indiana admitted into the Union Townships empowered to establish public 1818. Illinois admitted to statehood First Protestant place of worship established Bishop Chase elected to the diocese of Co First Baptist school established in Illinois PAGE 428 278 345 417 . 253, 371 289 293 273 257 257 280 281 151, 263 Pork packing industry established in Cincinnati 437 |