History of Michigan

From Native Americans to Statehood

Native Americans- First Inhabitants

OSeveral Different Tribes O Ojibwa (Also

called Chippewa)

O MiamiO Ottawa O Potawatomi O Erie http://en.wikipedia.org/w/in

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Native Americans in Michigan

Progression of Michigan: O 1. Ice AgeO 2.Pastoral NomadsO 3.Hunting, Fishing.O 4.Farming

First Europeans O Mid 1600’sO Northwest

PassageO Etienne Brule –

most likely first European (French)

O Sault Ste. Marie – Father Jacques Marquette

Father Jacques Marquette

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Marquette

Fur Trade O European demand

for fur rose O Native Americans

became dependent on European goods

O Voyageures – “daring French-Canadians who paddled their canoes deep into Indian territory” (Hintz 18)

French vs. BritishO The fur trade

brings competition (Hintz 19)

O French lose Seven Years War in Europe (1756-1763)

O Michigan comes under control of the British

VERSUS

Pontiac’s War O Pontiac - Chief of

Ottawa TribeO Gathered many

tribes together to fight against British

O Attacked Michilimackinac (Mackinaw City)

O Detroit under siege for seven months

Burton, Clarence M. "Amusements in Detroit in Colonial days." Vol. 38, (1912): 324-342.

Michigan During the Revolution

O Fighting with SpainO 1781 – British

capture Fort St. Joseph in present day Niles, MI (Hintz 20)

O Niles is the only community where French, English, Spanish, and American flags have flown (Hintz 20).

http://www.nwta.com/couriers/3-96/StJo.html

Northwest Territory O Included in the

Northwest Territory in 1787.

O Northwest Territory also includes:O Ohio, Indiana,

Illinois, Wisconsin, and parts of Minnesota

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Northwest-territory-usa-1787.png

War of 1812 O British recapture

Detroit and Fort Mackinaw in 1812

O Bloody battles continued during the war

O British finally surrender in 1814 – last time a non-American flag flies in Michigan (Hintz 21)

Native Americans O Treaties signed in

1819, 1821, and 1836 (Hintz 21).

O By 1840 most Native Americans sent west to reservations (Hintz 21)

Linking Michigan to the Country

O 1825 – Completion of the Erie Canal

O Travel to Michigan becomes easier

Michigan GrowsO After completion of

Erie Canal, Michigan population triples in a few years (Hintz 23).

O “Praised Michigan’s fertile soil and clean water and attracted even more newcomers” (Hintz 23).

StatehoodO Stevens T. Mason

– elected first territorial governor in 1834 at the age of 22 (Hintz 23)

O State constitution ratified (approved) on October 5, 1835 (Hintz 23)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stevens_T_Mason.png

Stevens T. Mason

The Toledo Strip O Dispute between

Michigan Territory and the State of Ohio

O Michigan gives up Toledo Strip in exchange for Upper Peninsula

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:ToledoStrip.svg&page=1

Michigan is a State!O Michigan officially becomes the 26th

state on January 26, 1837 (Hintz 25).

Works Cited O Hintz, Martin. Michigan. New York,

NY: Children's A Division of Scholastic, 1998. Print. America the Beautiful.

O ClipArt Images provided by Microsoft.