Unit 3 Chapter 4 From Territory to Statehood














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Unit 3 Chapter 4 From Territory to Statehood Lesson 3: Statehood Objectives: 1. Preview and Predict Lesson 3 by looking at headings, subheadings, pictures 2. Define Vocabulary in the notebook 3. Read pages 94 -101 4. Complete note taking and the Reading Skill from page 94 5. Lesson Review page 97 in Class 6. Work sheet pages 30 -31 7. Page 99 Extra Credit Option – Talk About It Activity (Write a Paragraph describing how Cuyahoga County Celebrated the Bicentennial of Ohio) 8. Identify Primary and Secondary Sources page 100 -101 Worksheet 32
Constitution – a written plan of government Confederation – a group united for one purpose Representative – a person chosen to speak or act for others Reservation – land set aside by the U. S. government for American Indians
Statehood Page 94 Reading Skill – Predict what will happen to American Indians after Ohio becomes a State Prediction: Outcome:
Statehood Pages 94 -95 Steps to Become a State Ohio’s Statehood 1803
Steps to Become a State When there are 5000 free male inhabitants, the territory can create a legislature
When 60, 000 live in an area, the territory can apply for statehood • 1800 census showed 45, 000 lived in Ohio
Enabling Act of 1802 • Authorized the people of Ohio to begin the transition from Territory to State • Required people to elect a delegate for every 1200 people to attend a Constitutional Convention
Enabling Act of 1802 • The delegates attended the convention and voted to form a Constitution and a State • Representatives wrote the Constitution • The Constitution set up Ohio’s government • It was signed in February of 1803 • Ohio was admitted as the 17 th state on March 1, 1803.
Explain Ohio’s progression from Territory to Statehood (Order the 3 steps) 1. Congress will appoint a group of leaders to govern people and territory. 2. With a minimum population the people of a part of the territory could elect political leaders to govern them. (5, 000) 3. When the population of the district was large enough, it could be admitted as a state. (60, 000)
Land Conflicts Continue Page 96 Tecumseh joined the British to fight the settlers in the War of 1812 Ohioans joined the United States troops Oliver Hazard Perry – won the Battle of Lake Erie William Henry Harrison – won at the Battle of the Thames in Canada (Tecumseh died) The Treaty of Ghent signed after 2 years of fighting
Ohio After the War page 97 • American Indians were forced to move to reservations • New roads built during the war brought even more settlers • Statehood – allowed Ohioans to have all the benefits And freedoms of United States citizens
Lesson Review Page 97 In Class
Review Worksheets Pages 30 -31
Primary and Secondary Sources Page 32














