Toledo War

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The Toledo War was a 19th-century boundary dispute between the U.S. states of Ohio and Michigan over control of the Toledo Strip, resolved largely through political negotiation rather than armed conflict.

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Toledo Strip dispute with Ohio 1
Toledo War canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century conflict
border dispute
historical event
alsoKnownAs Michigan–Ohio War
armedConflictLevel limited skirmishes only
casualties minimal
cause ambiguous wording of Northwest Ordinance
conflicting state boundary surveys
conflictBetween Michigan Territory
Ohio
conflictOver Toledo Strip
conflictType interstate boundary dispute
country United States
endTime 1836
followedBy statehood of Michigan in 1837
hasPart Pains and Penalties Act
arrests of surveyors
militia mobilizations
negotiations in Washington, D.C.
impact expanded territory of Michigan with Upper Peninsula
finalized Ohio–Michigan boundary
legalOutcome Congressional compromise of 1836
location Toledo Strip
present-day Michigan
present-day Ohio
mainSettlement Toledo, Ohio
linked to: Toledo
mediatedBy President Andrew Jackson
linked to: Andrew Jackson

U.S. federal government
notableFor being largely bloodless
resolution through political negotiation
opponent State of Ohio
linked to: Ohio

Territory of Michigan
linked to: Michigan Territory
partOf history of Michigan
history of Ohio
precededBy survey disputes in the early 19th century
primaryMethodOfResolution federal legislation
political negotiation
relatedTo Northwest Ordinance
admission of Michigan as a U.S. state
history of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
result Michigan statehood
Toledo Strip awarded to Ohio
linked to: Toledo

Upper Peninsula land granted to Michigan
startTime 1835
timePeriod 19th century

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Toledo involvedIn Toledo War
Michigan Territory borderDispute Toledo Strip dispute with Ohio
linked to: Toledo War