1. Ohio’s History

3. Timeline of Events
July 4, United States Declaration of Independence
Ohio becomes part of the Northwest Territory
March 1 - Ohio admitted to the Union as the 17th state
1804- Ohio University founded
1816 - Columbus named state capitol.
1840 - William Henry Harrison, from North Bend, elected president.

4. Timeline of Events
1865 December 6 - The Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery
1868 - Ulysses S. Grant, from Point Pleasant, is elected president.
1880 - James Garfield, from Orange, is elected president.
1888 - Benjamin Harrison, from North Bend, is elected president.
1902 - Ohio flag adopted by Ohio Legislature.
1908 - William Howard Taft, from Cincinnati, is elected president.

5. Timeline of Events
1920 - Warren G. Harding, from Corsica, is elected president.
1949 - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is created by the Legislature.
1962 - John Glenn from New Concord was the first American to orbit the Earth.
1969 - July 20, Neil Armstrong of Wapakoneta became the first man to walk on the moon.
2001 - Ohio ranked in the top ten in the country for growing corn, oats, winter wheat, soybeans, sweet corn, tomatoes, strawberries; raising chickens, hogs; and many dairy products.

6. Fun Facts State Nickname: The Buckeye State Capitol: Columbus
Governor: John Kasich
Date Entered the Union: March 1, 1803
State Number:17
7 Presidents have been from Ohio.
State Flower: Scarlet Carnation
State Bird: Cardinal
State Mammal: White-tailed Deer
State Tree: Buckeye

7. Famous People From Ohio
Neil Armstrong-Astronaut
John Glenn- Astronaut
Thomas Edison- Inventor
James A. Garfield- President
Ulysses S. Grant- President
Warren G. Harding- President
Rutherford Hayes- President
Benjamin Harrison- President
William Howard Taft- President
William McKinley- President
Dean Martin- Singer and Actor
Orville Wright- Inventor

8. Battles Fought in Ohio
Siege of Fort Laurens: February 22 - March 20, American Revolutionary War
Battle Of Chillicothe: May 1779 American Revolutionary War
Logan’s Raid: October 1786 Northwest Indian War
Battle of Fallen Timbers: August 20, 1794 Northwest Indian War
Battle of Fort Meigs: April 28 - May 9, 1813 War of 1812
Battle of Fort Stephenson: August 2, 1813 War of 1812

9. Ohio Indian Tribes Chippewa Delaware Erie Illinois Iroquois Miami
Ottawa
Shawnee
Wyandot

10. Quiz
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