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The French and Indian War ends
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Ohio becomes part of the Northwest Territory
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Marietta, the first settlement in the Ohio Territory, is founded
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Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, explores the Ohio region for France
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United States Army defeats Native American forces at the battle of Fallen Timbers
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The Treaty of Greenville gives the United States claim to most Native American lands in the Northwest Territory
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