Michigan History Final Exam Review (A+ Graded Already)

Michigan's first steam lumber mill was located in what city? correct answers Saginaw or Port Austin For what is Arthur Hill noted? correct answers Swindling Indians out of their lands so he could harvest the timber without having to pay royalties What development was instrumental in allowing lumbering to take place in the summertime? correct answers Narrow gauge railroads What invention is the name of Silas Overpack associated with? correct answers The big wheel what was "booming"? correct answers a large river drive of logs with a dedicated group of men responsible for them Charles Hackley was a noted "lumber baron" in what Michigan city? correct answers Muskegon where was the great fire of 1881 concentrated? correct answers south of Saginaw bay what development precipitated the "Great Railroad Conspiracy" of 1850? correct answers The state government and railroad companies refusing to compensate the farmers for their killed livestock what small town in the lower peninsula became known as the especially important "crossroads" of railroad lines? correct answers Durand what were some of the most "progressive" actions undertaken by Hazen Pingree during his time as mayor of Detroit? correct answers city owned streetcar line, city electric company (brought down bills), bought private toll streets, and opened them to the public what unique action did Pingree take to help alleviate distress caused by the Depression of 1893? correct answers he turned vacant lots into Pingree Potato Patches to help feed residents 3 Michigan individuals who made significant contributions to history during the Spanish-American War correct answers Russel Alger, William Schafter, Ellen May Tower, or Conant Worecester what were some of the most important provisions included in the Constitution of 1908? correct answers women the right to vote on taxes and bonds, line item veto for the governor, city owned utilities, home rule for cities, ballot initiative what were some of the most important personal attributes/distinctions associated with Governor Chase Osborn? correct answers iron prospector turned journalist, then state game warden. First governor to campaign by car traveling 12,000 miles and making some 700 speeches, pledged to