Ohio History By Kingston100 1620 The Pilgrims land in what is today massachusetts 1669 The Rene Robert Caveiler explores Ohio Region 1747 The village of pickawillany is started 1751 Memeskia declares war on the french 1752 Many french soldiers attack Pickawillany. 1755 In 1755 British General Edward Braddock led 1,800 soldiers to attack Fort Duquensne 1763 The french and indian war ends 1763 King George III tried to end the fighting between The Native Americans and colonists 1776 The 13 English colones declare independence 1787 Ohio became part of northwest Territory. 1788 Marietta the first settlement in the Ohio Terrioty 1803 Ohio becomes a state 1830 By 1830 almost a million people lived in Ohio. The Ohio legislature passed the laws to build canals, roads and railroads.