Toledo strip

T he Ordinance ofwhich created the Northwest Territory, no fewer than three and no more than five states could be made from the area. If five states were created, they were to be divided in two tiers separated by an east west line at the very south of Lake Michigan. So this issue was abundantly clear.

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The Toledo War, also referred to as the Michigan-Ohio War, was a boundary dispute between the state of Michigan and Ohio State which lasted from to The almost bloodless conflict was caused by the varying interpretation of the law and poor geographical understanding of the great-lakes and which resulted in both states claiming jurisdiction over the square-miles border strip called the Toledo strip. The Northwest Ordinance was enacted by the Congress of Confederation in with the primary goal being the creation of the Northwest Territory.

The Toledo War was hostilities between the state of Ohio and Michigan territory over the location of the their common boundary. Although the war involved extensive troop movements and confrontations, the war ended with minimal bloodshed. One person was stabbed with a pen knife.

Though hundreds joined the conflict, only one was injured. And while it ended the following year, it was only officially resolved in the 20 th century. It all started in when the US government passed the Northwest Ordinance.

The government of the Michigan Territory thus wanted the border reflect the new finding. The result was a square-mile area of land known as the Toledo Strip, which was claimed by both Michigan and Ohio. As Michigan moved towards statehood, Ohio asked the federal government to declare that the Toledo Strip belonged to Ohio. Only the Senate sided with Ohio.