History of Indiana

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historical topic history of a U.S. state

The history of Indiana encompasses the region’s development from Indigenous cultures and early European exploration through territorial conflicts, statehood in 1816, industrialization, and its evolving political and cultural role in the United States.

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instanceOf	historical topic ⓘ history of a U.S. state ⓘ
admittedAs	19th state of the United States ⓘ
affectedBy	Great Depression economic hardship ⓘ late 20th-century globalization and industrial decline ⓘ post–World War II manufacturing boom ⓘ
changedByEvent	American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Paris 1763 NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
coversPeriod	American Civil War era ⓘ Gilded Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Territory period ⓘ Northwest Territory period NERFINISHED ⓘ Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial era ⓘ contemporary era ⓘ postwar era ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ statehood era ⓘ
culturalDevelopment	development of basketball culture ⓘ growth of Midwestern literature ⓘ
culturalSymbol	Indianapolis 500 NERFINISHED ⓘ
demographicTrend	immigration from Europe in 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ increasing urbanization in 20th century ⓘ primarily rural in early statehood ⓘ suburbanization after World War II ⓘ
earlyEuropeanClaimant	France NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
earlyEuropeanExplorer	René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle NERFINISHED ⓘ
earlyEuropeanPresence	French fur traders ⓘ
economicDevelopment	agricultural expansion in the 19th century ⓘ canal construction in the early 19th century ⓘ industrialization in the late 19th century ⓘ railroad expansion in the 19th century ⓘ
firstStateCapital	Corydon, Indiana GENERATED ⓘ
governedBy	Northwest Ordinance of 1787 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasIndigenousPeoples	Delaware people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kickapoo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami people NERFINISHED ⓘ Potawatomi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawnee people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wea people NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPrecolonialInhabitants	Mississippian cultures NERFINISHED ⓘ Paleo-Indian cultures NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodland cultures ⓘ
includesBattle	Battle of Tippecanoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vincennes (1779) NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesConflict	Tecumseh's War NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesEvent	Great Migration of African Americans to northern Indiana cities NERFINISHED ⓘ Ku Klux Klan political influence in the 1920s ⓘ Rust Belt deindustrialization in late 20th century ⓘ auto industry growth in early 20th century ⓘ
industrialCenters	Fort Wayne, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Indianapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ South Bend, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
laterStateCapital	Indianapolis, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalChange	adoption of Indiana Constitution of 1816 ⓘ adoption of Indiana Constitution of 1851 ⓘ gradual abolition of slavery under Northwest Ordinance principles ⓘ
locatedIn	Midwestern United States ⓘ
mainSubject	Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryContribution	Union state in the American Civil War ⓘ major supplier of troops to the Union Army ⓘ
partOf	Indiana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ New France NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Quebec (British) after 1763 NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Republican-leaning state in late 20th and early 21st centuries ⓘ swing state in many presidential elections ⓘ
statehoodDate	1816 ⓘ
territorialGovernor	William Henry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809) → category → History of Indiana ⓘ