Trading

Ohio History

Meeting of Two Worlds

The Historic Native American time period, 1700 to present, is characterized by interaction with the Europeans. Tribes in Ohio included the Delaware, Wyandot, Shawnee, Iroquois, and Miami. Native Americans began to trade with white men, as seen above, until those white men became settlers taking over their land. The 1795 Treaty of Greenville created an Indian reserve in northeastern Ohio, but by the 1800s even this area was taken over for European settlement. Missionaries made efforts both to convert the tribes and to teach them to become farmers in western-style settlements. Some tribes established successful settlements, such as the Shawnee at Wapakoneta. However, even these were suppressed by the U.S. government. Leaders like Tecumseh rose up, charging the Indians to go to war to stop the takeover of their land. Though they had temporary victories, eventually all tribes were pushed out of Ohio. However, they left behind many things to be remembered by, including Fort Ancient.