Indiana History

Historical Periods	Major Events
Pre-history until 1670 French Rule 1679–1763 British Rule 1763–1783 U.S. Territorial Period 1783–1816 Indiana Statehood 1816–present	Tecumseh's War War of 1812 1811–181 Constitutional convention June 1816 Polly v. Lasselle 1820 Capitol moved to Indianapolis 1825 Passage of the Mammoth Internal Improvement Act 1831 State Bankruptcy 1841 2nd Constitution 1851 Civil War 1860–1865 Gas Boom 1887–1905 Indianapolis Riots 1913 Indiana Klan scandal 1925

Indiana History Links & Historical Government Documents

Indiana History onsite Indiana State Constitution, 1816 Indiana State Constitution, 1851	Brevier Legislative Reports. Vol. 6. 1863 Regular Session Indiana Supreme Court cases from 1817 to approximately 1877 President Thomas Jefferson to William Henry Harrison Letter, February 27, 1803

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