During the 1780's and 1790's, the United States struggled to control
the area south of the Great Lakes region, including what would become
the states of Ohio, Indiana, northern Kentucky, and Illinois. Although
the British had ceded this area to the US after the Revolutionary war,
they continued to maintain forts there and even established Indian alliances
in an effort to keep American settlement and interests at bay. During
the 1790's, American patience finally evaporated when President Washington
authorized a series of military excursions to break the back of British
control. Many were disastrous for the United States, but finally at
the battles of Sandusky and Fallen Timbers, under the command of General
“Mad Anthony” Wayne, American efforts were met with success
and the British Indian alliance was crushed. This, in turn, led to new
treaties with the British to solidify the gains made through military
action.
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