Michigan Becomes a state
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- What is a frontier?
- An area of land that has not been explored yet
- What is a tax? Give examples
- A tax is money paid to the government for certain items...like playing cards, newspapers, calendars
- Explain why the American Revolution began?
- The colonists and the British fought because of the taxes the King made the colonists pay..July 4, 1776 Freedom!
- Who was Henry Hamilton?
- Commander of Fort Detroit... gave the indians gifts to help fight against the colonists
- Who was Jean de sable?
- First black American to live in the Great lakes area..thought to be a spy for the colonists
- Why is Fort St. Joseph important?
- It is a fort that had 4 different flags...France, Great Britain, Spain, USA
- What is a territory?
- Land that belongs to a country but is not a state of that country( like England controlling our land)
- Who are pioneers?
- One of the first people to move into a frontier area.
- What was the Treaty of Greenville?
- A chief named Bad Bird promised that the indians would no longer fight the Americans.
- Who was Anthony Wayne?
- A General who fought the indians in Ohio and won after 1 hour.
- What was The Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
- A law that stated that the Northwest territory would be divided into states
- Who was William Hull?
- Michigan's first territorial governor
- Who was Augustus Woodward?
- The man who designed Detroit
- Who was Tecumseh?
- An Indian chief who organized other indians to fight back because they didn't want to sell their land to the Michigan territory.
- What was The Treaty of Saginaw?
- Indians had to give up their land but were paid for it in items like Silver, guns, pots.