Michigan–Ohio War
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The Michigan–Ohio War was a 19th-century boundary dispute between the U.S. states (then territory) of Michigan and Ohio over the Toledo Strip that was resolved without major bloodshed but shaped both states’ borders and Michigan’s path to statehood.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century conflict in the United States
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boundary dispute ⓘ interstate conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Toledo War
NERFINISHED
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Toledo War (Michigan–Ohio boundary dispute) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
no large-scale battle casualties
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one non-combat death reported ⓘ |
| cause |
ambiguous wording of boundary descriptions
ⓘ
competing surveys of the Michigan–Ohio line ⓘ economic value of Toledo as a port city ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Michigan Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource |
congressional debates of the 1830s
ⓘ
state legislative records of Michigan Territory ⓘ state legislative records of Ohio ⓘ |
| endTime | 1836 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Michigan statehood in 1837 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
confirmation of Ohio’s northern boundary through Toledo
ⓘ
granting of most of the Upper Peninsula to Michigan as compensation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Phillips Corners
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Toledo (standoff) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Michigan statehood process
ⓘ
final borders of Michigan ⓘ final borders of Ohio ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
NERFINISHED
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Ohio state constitution of 1802 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Michigan Territory
NERFINISHED
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State of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Toledo Strip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Michigan–Ohio boundary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediatedBy |
President Andrew Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being resolved without major bloodshed
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shaping the modern Michigan–Ohio rivalry ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Michigan
ⓘ
history of Ohio ⓘ history of United States territorial expansion ⓘ |
| result |
Michigan admission to the Union as a state
ⓘ
Toledo Strip awarded to Ohio ⓘ Upper Peninsula largely awarded to Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
arrests of surveyors and officials
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mobilization of Michigan militia ⓘ mobilization of Ohio militia ⓘ |
| startTime | 1835 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Jacksonian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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