<P> The Northwest Indian War ( 1785 -- 1795 ) , also known as the Ohio War , Little Turtle 's War , and by other names , was a war between the United States and a confederation of numerous Native American tribes , with support from the British , for control of the Northwest Territory . It followed centuries of conflict over this territory , first among Native American tribes , and then with the added shifting alliances among the tribes and the European powers of France and Great Britain , and their colonials . </P>
<P> The Northwest Indian War ( 1785 -- 1795 ) , also known as the Ohio War , Little Turtle 's War , and by other names , was a war between the United States and a confederation of numerous Native American tribes , with support from the British , for control of the Northwest Territory . It followed centuries of conflict over this territory , first among Native American tribes , and then with the added shifting alliances among the tribes and the European powers of France and Great Britain , and their colonials . </P>
who was sent to the northwest territory to protect settlers
who was sent to the northwest territory to protect settlers
the British
the British