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Ohio Company Land Grant to Puah Davis
Description:
Following the Revolutionary War, the United States government paid its veterans with warrants for tracts of land. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 contained provisions for veterans to purchase land northwest of the Ohio River with these warrants. The Ohio Company of Associates, formed by a group of Revolutionary War veterans including Rufus Putnam and Benjamin Tallmadge, wanted to open the Northwest Territory to orderly settlement. The Ohio Company purchased a large section of land in what would become southeastern Ohio, offering shares to veterans and settlers. This land grant conveys to Revolutionary War widow Puah Davis of East Hampton, New York, her share of land in Washington County.
Creator:
Benjamin Tallmadge
Creation Date:
September 19, 1792
Collection Title:
Benjamin Tallmadge Papers
Collection Number:
VFM 3029
Image Number:
TAH0809
Ohio Social Studies Academic Content Standards
History 6-8
- Benchmark E: Explain the causes and consequences of the American Revolution, with emphasis on both Colonial and British perspectives.
- Grade 8, GLI 4. Explain the results of important developments of the American Revolution including: d. Impacts on women, African-Americans and American Indians.
Geography 6-8
- Benchmark D: Explain reasons that people, products and ideas move from place to place and the effects of that movement on geographic patterns.
- Grade 6, GLI 8: Explain push and pull factors that cause people to migrate from place to place including: a. Oppression/Freedom; b. Poverty/Economic opportunity; c. Cultural ties; d. Political conflicts.
- Grade 8, GLI 3. Explain how colonization, westward expansion, immigration and advances in transportation and communication changed geographic patterns in the United States.
Government 6-8
- Benchmark B: Explain how the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights, and the Northwest Ordinance have provided for the protection of rights and the long-term future of a growing democracy.
- Grade 8, GLI 7: Explain how the Northwest Ordinance established principles and procedures for the orderly expansion of the United States.
Geography 9-10
- Benchmark C: Analyze the patterns and processes of movement of people, products, and ideas.
- Grade 9, GLI 5: Analyze the social, political, economic and environmental factors that have contributed to human migration now and in the past.
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