Ohio Guided Notes
Formation, State Government, Constitution, and Miscellaneous Facts
Formation of Ohio
Ohio was once a part of the
The
of 1785
 The ordinance discussed how the government would
,
, and
the land it had acquired from Great Britain at the end of the American Revolution.
 The land was
and put up for
to
,
because the government was having money problems due to the war.
 Division of Land: divided into townships or city is 36 square miles, which were then divided into onesquare mile.
 Each section received a number, and
was reserved only for
.
 This was right in the middle of the town, so that all children could go to school and make it required.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
 This was a means of states joining the
through the admission process.
 The government wanted to admit
, instead of expanding the existing states.
 It includes the land in Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Illinois.
 Requirements
 Have a population of at least
 Have a governor, secretary, and three judges
 Have to include a
 A drafted states
Ohio’s Journey to Statehood
Becoming a State
 On
Congress passed an act stating that the citizens of Ohio had adopted a
constitution in accordance with the 1802 enabling act and the said state had become one of the United States of
America.
 The
the date Ohioans now celebrate as
met for the first time in Chillicothe on March 1, 1803,
.
State Capitals
 Chillicothe: 1803 - 1809
 Chillicothe: 1812 - 1816
 Zanesville: 1809 - 1812
 Columbus: 1816 - present
Ohio Constitution
*By
voters have the right to vote on whether or not to create a new constitution every
years
Constitution of 1802
 Created in order for Ohio to become an official state in the U.S.
 Known as a “
” document giving much of the power to the
(Ohio’s
) and little to the judicial and executive branch
 Replaced in
with a new constitution
Constitution of 1851
 Original constitution led to much
throughout the state and through laws passed
in the
 Convention to draft new constitution addressed the issue of
within the state government
 New Constitution would evenly
power amongst the
 Structure of the Ohio government currently follows this constitution
Constitution of 1912
 Constitutional convention created a series of amendments that were
(trying to rid the government of corruption)
 Did not create a new constitution but added
new amendments to the Ohio constitution.
*Amendments are not numerically labeled in the Ohio Constitution.
State Government
State has
branches of government
The Executive Branch
 Headed by
of Ohio

 Lieutenant Governor (like the VP)

 Secretary of
(elections, business in Ohio, all records)
 Treasurer (in charge of the
)
 Auditor (watchdog for the state)
 Attorney General (
 State Board of
)
(torturers)
U.S. Presidents from Ohio
 William Henry Harrison
 Rutherford B. Hayes
 Ulysses S. Grant
 James A. Garfield
based
 Benjamin Harrison
 William H. Taft
 William McKinley
 Warren G. Harding
The Judicial Branch
 Three Levels in Ohio

 District Court System

 Supreme Court Justices
 Must
by age
 Elected to
on a non-partisan ballot
The Legislative Branch
 Two House Congress—called the
(it’s the 131st)
 Senators:
 Representatives:
 Meet at the State House (Executive Branch offices are on the first floor)
Miscellaneous Facts about Ohio
The Beginnings
 Name came from the
word
 Means “
” or “large creek”
 Admitted in
 Considered a Midwestern State
 Known as the
Breakdown of Ohio

counties in Ohio

is Ohio’s largest county with 711 square miles
 Lake is Ohio’s
county with 232 square miles
 Cities:
 #1.
– 787,033
 #2.
– 396,815
 #3. Cincinnati – 296,943
 #4. Toledo – 287,208
 #10.
– 64,097
 #14. Elyria – 54,533
Compared to Other States…
 34th largest state in the United States
 17th state admitted into the Union
 Ranked 7th among the 50 state in population
Our Flag
 Accepted in
 The triangles formed on the flag represent the

and
represent the roads and waterways
 13 stars represent original 13

in the
represents the
State Emblems
 State Bird
 Cardinal
 State Flower
 Carnation
 State Insect
 Ladybug
 State Animal
 White-tailed Deer
 State Tree
 Buckeye
 State Rock Song
 Hang on Sloopy
 State Seal
 illustrates Ohio’s diverse
 In the background stands Mount Logan and the Scioto River
 In the freshly harvested wheat field stands a wheat bushel and 17 arrows since we’re the
state in the Union
 The sun has 13 rays protruding outward, representing the original
Why Visit Ohio?
 Cedar Point
 Ohio Stadium – the “Horseshoe”
 Serpent Mound
 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
 Lake Erie
 Kings Island
.