 the following is timeline of events surrounding the toledo war, a mostly bloodless conflict between the state of ohio and the michigan territory in 1835-36, over a  disputed region along their common border, now known as the toledo strip. thumb|600px|the disputed toledo strip ==background history== ===1700s=== ====1780s==== *1787: the northwest ordinance, also known as the ordinance of 1787, established the boundary for possible future states in the northwest territory as "an east-west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of lake michigan." ===1800s=== thumb|120px|right|map of michigan territory, established in 1805 *1802: congress restated the ordinance line of 1787 as ohio's northern boundary, in the enabling act of 1802, which allowed ohio to become a state. ohio petitions to gain statehood, and the northern boundary is set by the ohio constitution as the ordinance line of 1787 with one proviso: if the line intersected lake erie to the east of the mouth of the maumee river, then "with the assent of congress of the united states, the northern boundary of this state shall be established by, and extended to a direct line running from the southern extremity of lake michigan to the most northerly cape of the miami bay." this laid the basis for the toledo war. *1803: ohio admitted into the union with an enabling act authorizing the inhabitants to set up a state government. *1805: congress created the michigan territory with the ordinance line as michigan's southern boundary. *1809: congress established the illinois territory. ====1810s==== *1812: war of 1812 delayed survey of the ordinance line. *1816: indiana admitted as a state, with a northern border ten miles (16&nbsp;km) north of the ordinance line. michigan territorial governor lewis cass renewed request for national survey. *1817: edward tiffin, surveyor general of the northwest and former governor of ohio, commissioned william harris to rerun the line. harris drew a line favoring ohio's claim to the toledo strip. *1818: the state of illinois admitted into the union. the michigan territory was enlarged to include wisconsin and part of minnesota. michigan pressed her claim to the southern boundary. at lewis cass' urging, president james monroe ordered a new survey. john a. fulton plotted the ordinance line a few miles south of toledo. *the situation was now more confused than ever. the harris line agreed with the ohio constitution, and the fulton line agreed with the northwest ordinance. the difference between the two was a wedge-shaped strip of land, five miles (8&nbsp;km) wide at the indiana border, eight miles (13&nbsp;km) wi
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