the british were sent to the northwest territory to protect settlers.
the british were sent to the northwest territory to protect settlers.
who was sent to the northwest territory to protect settlers?
the british
on july 4, 1800, in preparation for ohio's statehood, the indiana territory was decreed by an act of the u.s. congress, signed into law by president john adams on may 7, 1800, effective on july 4. the congressional legislation encompassed all land west of the present indiana–ohio border and its northward extension to lake superior, reducing the northwest territory to present-day ohio and the eastern half of michigan's lower peninsula. the enabling act of 1802 authorized creation of the state of ohio from the remainder of the northwest territory. ohio was admitted as the 17th state on march 1, 1803. a few days later, the residual land was annexed to indiana territory, and the northwest territory went out of existence. ongoing disputes with the british over the region were a contributing factor to the war of 1812. britain irrevocably ceded claim to the former northwest territory with the treaty of ghent in 1814.
northwest territory
during his tour in the florida territory he was assigned to protect settlers in the newly acquired land. he fought the seminole indian nation during several skirmishes which eventually led to the second seminole war (1835-1842). colcock was reassigned to the "indian frontier" in the far west at jefferson barracks, missouri, fort leavenworth, kansas territory, and on indian patrol on the missouri river from 1828-1830. he was assigned to fight the native americans in the far west and to protect settlers traveling west during this period. in 1831, lt colcock and his infantry company assisted in relocating the choctaw from their traditional home in mississippi to indian territory (now the state of oklahoma) in accordance with the indian removal act of 1830. this relocation of thousands of native americans was known as the “trail of tears”, in which thousands died during the long, hard march to indian territory. after his short tour in the “mid-west” he was reassigned to the "north-west" in iowa territory.
richard w. colcock