Northwest Ordinance and the Settlement of the Northwest Territory (1784–1803)

1. Virginia’s deed of cession accepted

   Mar 1, 1784Labels: Virginia, Confederation Congress, Public Domain

   • Indiana HB
   • Virginia Places

2. Jefferson’s Ordinance of 1784 adopted

   Apr 23, 1784Labels: Thomas Jefferson, Ordinance of

   • Founders Archives
   • House History

3. Land Ordinance of 1785 establishes survey system

   May 20, 1785Labels: Land Ordinance, survey system

   • Land Ordinance

4. Fort Harmar built to support surveys and control settlement

   Nov 5, 1785Labels: Fort Harmar, U S

   • Fort Harmar
   • Marietta SAR

5. Northwest Ordinance creates the Northwest Territory

   Jul 13, 1787Labels: Northwest Ordinance, Confederation Congress

   • Natl Archives
   • HISTORY

6. Ohio Company purchase agreement finalized

   Oct 27, 1787Labels: Ohio Company, land purchase

   • Ohio Company

7. Marietta founded as organized U.S. settlement

   Apr 7, 1788Labels: Marietta, Ohio Company

   • Ohio Memory
   • Marietta

8. Washington County proclaimed in the Northwest Territory

   Jul 26, 1788Labels: Washington County, Arthur St

   • NW Territory

9. Battle of Fallen Timbers shifts control in Ohio Country

   Aug 20, 1794Labels: Battle of, Anthony Wayne

   • Britannica
   • NPS

10. Treaty of Greenville opens large land cessions

    Aug 3, 1795Labels: Treaty of, Native nations

    • Britannica
    • WV Encyclopedia

11. Indiana Territory created from western Northwest Territory

    May 7, 1800Labels: Indiana Territory, Congress act

    • Indiana HB
    • NW Territory

12. Ohio Enabling Act authorizes state constitution process

    Apr 30, 1802Labels: Ohio Enabling, Congress

    • Enabling Act

13. Ohio constitutional convention drafts 1802 constitution

    Nov 29, 1802Labels: Ohio Constitutional, Chillicothe

    • Columbia Law
    • OH Convention

14. Ohio becomes a state; Northwest Territory ends

    Mar 1, 1803Labels: Ohio statehood, Northwest Territory

    • EBSCO
    • NW Territory