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After being in existence for twelve years, the Northwest Territory was split into two sections on July 4, 1800. The eastern portion, which encompassed today%u2019s Ohio and half of what is now Michigan, kept the name of the Northwest Territory, and the western portion became known as the Indiana Territory. It included present-day Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and sections of Michigan and Minnesota. The new Indiana Territorial capital was Vincennes, which was situated on the Wabash River.Even though the Indiana Territory was a huge area, with dozens of tiny towns and settlements, the total white population was only 5,641. At the time, the number of Native Americans was estimated to be about 20,000%u2014perhaps as high as 75,000. Over the years, as the Territory continued to develop and gain in white population, two large sections were split off%u2014first the Michigan Territory in 1805, then the Illinois Territory in 1809. After that, the Indiana Territory was reduced to the current state%u2019s boundaries. The most important white man in the Indiana Territory was William Henry Harrison. Born in 1773 to a wealthy Virginia family, his father was the fifth governor of Virginia, and became a signer of the Declaration of Independence. After beginning a classical education, William studied medicine briefly