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  1. The land was purchased from Native Americans

    It is believed the name Indiana comes from the fact that the land was purchased from Native Americans. Similar to the way other states were named at the time, the name attributes back to those who were the starting point of the importance of the land.
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    WEBFormal use of the word Indiana dates from 1768, when a Philadelphia-based trading company gave their land claim in the present-day state of West Virginia the name of Indiana in honor of its previous owners, the …

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    WEB4 days ago · With a name that is generally thought to mean “land of the Indians,” Indiana was admitted on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state of the union. Its capital has been at Indianapolis since 1825.

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    WEBThe name would come back in 1800, when Congress carved the state of Ohio out of the Northwest Territory and gave the name "Indiana" to the remaining territorial land and, 16 years later, a new state.

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