The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Indiana:
Indiana – a U.S. state, was admitted to the United States as the 19th state on December 11, 1816. It is located in the midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region of North America. With 6,483,802 residents, as of the 2010 U.S. Census, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is the smallest state in the contiguous U.S. west of the Appalachian Mountains. Indiana's capital and largest city is Indianapolis, the second largest of any state capital and largest state capital east of the Mississippi River.
General reference
Geography of Indiana
Geography of Indiana
Places in Indiana
Environment of Indiana
Natural geographic features of Indiana
Human-made geographical features of Indiana
Regions of Indiana
Administrative divisions of Indiana
Demography of Indiana
Demographics of Indiana
Government and politics of Indiana
Politics of Indiana
Federal government in Indiana
Elections and political parties in Indiana
Branches of the government of Indiana
Government of Indiana
Executive branch of the government of Indiana
Legislative branch of the government of Indiana
Judicial branch of the government of Indiana
Courts of Indiana
Law and order in Indiana
Law of Indiana
Military in Indiana
Local government in Indiana
History of Indiana
History of Indiana
By period
- Indigenous peoples
- Evidence of human activity date as early 8000 BC.
- Hopewell culture developed agriculture and begins Indiana's first permanent settlements. 200 BC-400 AD
- Mississippian culture supersedes the Hopewells, who disappeared for unknown reasons, 900
- Mississippians build Angel Mounds, 1000.
- Beaver Wars begin between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Algonquian Confederacy depopulates much of Indiana. - 1701
- French fur traders enter Indiana and establish Tassinong, the first European outpost in Indiana, 1673
- Sieur de La Salle explores much of Indiana for the first time, claiming it for Louis XIV of France, 1679
- Algonquian tribes (including Miami, Wea, Shawnee, Pottawatomie) return to Indiana. 1680âÂÂ1700
- Indiana is part of the French colony of Louisiane, 1699âÂÂ1763
- Vincennes is founded along the Buffalo Trace, 1732
- French and Indian War breaks out, British capture the French outposts in Indiana, 1760âÂÂ1761
- Pontiac's Rebellion spreads to Indiana, 1763.
- The Treaty of Paris of 1763 grants Indiana to the United Kingdom
- Indiana becomes part of the British (Francophone) Province of Quebec, 1763âÂÂ1783
- Indiana is part of protected native lands, and closed to settlement. 1769âÂÂ1773
- American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 â September 3, 1783
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- George Rogers Clark invades Indiana capturing key British holdings in the Illinois Campaign. 1778âÂÂ1783
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
- Unorganized territory of the United States, 1783âÂÂ1787
- Virginia gives Indiana to the United States Government, 1784.
- Northwest Indian War, 1785âÂÂ1795
- Harmar campaign, 1790
- Northwest Territory, (1787âÂÂ1800)âÂÂ1803
- Treaty of Greenville signed, opening part of Indiana for settlement for the first time by Americans, 1795
- Indiana Territory, 1800âÂÂ1816
- Treaty of Fort Wayne is signed, opening up much of southern Indiana to settlement, 1809.
- Administration of the District of Louisiana, 1804âÂÂ1805
- Slavery in Indiana becomes a major issue, 1805.
- Tecumseh's War, August 12, 1810âÂÂOctober 5, 1813
- Battle of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812âÂÂFebruary 17, 1815
- Siege of Fort Harrison, September 4âÂÂ15, 1812
- Siege of Fort Wayne, September 5âÂÂ12, 1812
- Battle of Wild Cat Creek, November 22, 1812
- Battle of the Mississinewa, December 17âÂÂ18, 1812
- Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- State of Indiana becomes 19th state admitted to the United States of America on December 11, 1816
- Treaty of St. Mary's is signed, opening most of central Indiana for settlement, 1819
- Bank of Indiana created, 1832
- Indiana verges on bankruptcy, almost all of the state's public works are liquidated by the creditors, 1841
- Most of the native tribes are removed from Indiana, 1838âÂÂ1846.
- Treaty of the Wabash signed, opening most of northern Indiana to settlement, 1840
- William Henry Harrison becomes ninth President of the United States on March 4, 1841
- MexicanâÂÂAmerican War, April 25, 1846 â February 2, 1848
- Indiana's population exceeds 1 million, 1850
- Indiana adopted a new constitution, 1851
- Abraham Lincoln becomes 16th President of the United States on March 4, 1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 â May 13, 1865
- Indiana in the American Civil War
- Morgan's Raid, June 11 â July 26, 1863
- Battle of Corydon, July 9, 1863
- Natural gas is discovered near Eaton, Indiana, 1876
- Indiana Gas Boom begins, 1884
- Natural gas supplies run low, ended the boom, 1905
- Benjamin Harrison becomes 23rd President of the United States on March 4, 1889
- Vietnam War, September 26, 1959 â April 30, 1975
- Indiana adopts a series of constitutional amendments that alter the makeup of the government, 1970âÂÂ1971
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Culture of Indiana
Culture of Indiana
The arts in Indiana
Sports in Indiana
Sports in Indiana
Economy and infrastructure of Indiana
Economy of Indiana
Education in Indiana
Education in Indiana
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