Ohio Country

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The Ohio Country was a historically contested region in the 18th century around the Ohio River Valley, claimed by Britain, France, and various Native American nations, and central to colonial-era conflicts in North America.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf contested territory
historical region
borderedBy Appalachian Mountains
Great Lakes region
Ohio River
cededBy France
Great Britain
cededTo Great Britain
United States of America
surface form: "United States"
centralTo colonial-era conflicts in North America
claimedBy Lenape
surface form: "Delaware (Lenape)"

Iroquois Confederacy
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
Miami people
Shawnee
Wyandot
various Native American nations
conflictOver control of fur trade
settlement rights
territorial expansion
historicalPeriod 18th century
knownFor fur trade routes
rich hunting grounds
strategic importance in control of interior North America
languageOfName English
laterIncorporatedInto Northwest Territory
Indiana
surface form: "state of Indiana"

Kentucky
surface form: "state of Kentucky"

Ohio
surface form: "state of Ohio"

Pennsylvania
surface form: "state of Pennsylvania"

state of West Virginia
legalStatusChange Treaty of Paris (1763)
surface form: "Treaty of Paris 1763"

Treaty of Paris (1783)
surface form: "Treaty of Paris 1783"
locatedIn Ohio Valley region
surface form: "Ohio River Valley"

eastern North America
interior of North America
namedAfter Ohio River
partOf British America
surface form: "British colonial North America"

New France
surface form: "French colonial North America"
significantEvent American Revolutionary War
Seven Years' War
surface form: "French and Indian War"

Northwest Indian War
Pontiac's War
Seven Years' War
surface form: "Seven Years' War in North America"
timeUnderControlOfFrance until 1763
timeUnderControlOfGreatBritain 1763–1783
timeUnderControlOfUnitedStates after 1783
underControlOf France
Great Britain
United States of America
surface form: "United States"

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northwest Indian War conflictIn Ohio Country
Delaware people displacement Ohio Country
Braddock Expedition location Ohio Country
Treaty of Fort McIntosh mainSubject Ohio Country
Blue Jacket operatedIn Ohio Country
Butler’s Rangers operatedIn Ohio Country
Treaty of Fort McIntosh region Ohio Country
Buckongahelas residence Ohio Country

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