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Cavelier sieur de la salle explores the Ohio region for france.
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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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United States Army defeats Native American forces at the Battle of Fallen Timers
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the treaty of Greenville gives the united states claim to most native American lands in the northwest territory.