Ohio History

By Ewolf25

  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson becomes the 3rd President of the United States of America.

  • Statehood

    Ohio was named a state in the US.
  • Statehood Day

    Statehood Day

    Ohio assembly met for the first time in Chillicothe. This day is now what Ohioans celebrate as Statehood day.
  • Columbus

    Columbus

    Columbus becomes Ohios capital selected by General Aasembly. Columus was not originally the capital. Chillicothe was the original capital.

  • Treaty of Fort Meigs

    Treaty shrunk the fence around the Indians of Ohio.
    They were told they had to much land.

  • Akron

    Our hometown Akron was formed.

  • Michigan vs. Ohio

    Boundary dispute between Michigan and Ohio cause the Toledo War.

  • Seat of Summit County

    Akron became the seat of Summit County.
  • Civil War

    Civil War

    The Civil War was from 1861-1865

  • Slavery

    Abolition of Slavery in America.

  • Unemployment

    12 million people in US were unemployed. 1 out of every 4 families had no income any longer.

  • Workers in Ohio

    40% of factory workers and 67% of construction workers unemployed in Ohio.
  • WWII

    WWII

    World War II was from 1939 to 1945

  • Population

    Akron has a population of nearly 275,000. Akrons population was growing.