Indiana in The War of 1812 - Effects

Effects

See also: Results of the War of 1812

From the days of the American Revolutionary War, British agents operating from Canada had worked to instigate Native American tribes against the United States. In the Treaty of Ghent, Great Britain agreed not to arm nor trade with American Indians in the United States.

The first decade of the 19th century was a time of relative peace between the white settlers in southern Indiana territory and the Native American nations in the rest of the territory. Although the United States hoped to acquire more of this land for settlement, it had an official policy of coexistence with the native tribes. Following the massacres and destruction of villages from 1811–13, however, the United States adopted a removal policy.

The punitive actions of the War of 1812 gave the United States firm control over Indiana Territory. This led to rapid settlement and development of the territory when peace was declared, and Indiana was admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816.

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