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What took place between the 1760s and 1783? michigan - American Revolution
Modernization, including the rapid advance of the railroad and electrification of America, took place
during this era, lasting from the 1870s to 1900: - The Gilded Age
The half-century stand-off between the U.S. and the Soviet Union is called the ____. - Cold War
What was fought between the anti-slavery North and the pro-slavery South? - American Civil War
What is not a true statement (of Louisiana purchase, World War I, Manifest Destiny, and Pearl Harbor)?
- The Louisiana Purchase took place under President John Adams
No, it took place under the Jefferson Administration
What was the main interest of the French in Michigan? - they wanted to engage in the fur trade where
they would trade weapons and European manufactured goods to the Natives peoples in exchange for
furs that would be used to make felt hats
Who was Father Marquette? - a Jesuit priest and an explorer who founded Sault Ste. Marie, the first
French settlement in Michigan
What was the Grand Council? - the meeting of tribal leaders of the Confederacy of the Three Fires that
planned wars and diplomatic agreements
What was the Confederacy of the Three Fires? - an alliance between the Objibwa, Ottawa, and
Pottawatomie peoples where they acted in unison for the good of all three tribes
What was the significance of the Royal Proclamation of 1763? - Colonists were forbidden to settle west
of the Appalachian Mountains
, Pontiac was the chief of what tribe? - Ottawa
When was Pontaic's War fought? - 1763-1766
What is not true about Pontaic's War and Michigan's founding? - founded by the English
it was founded by the French
In what year was Michigan incorporated into the colony of Quebec? - 1774
Detroit was first settled by which nation? - france
Under what treaty did the British agree to withdraw from Detroit? - under the Jay Treaty
In which war did the Spanish raid Fort St. Joseph? - 1781, Revolutionary War
Which president approved Michigan's statehood? - Andrew Jackson
After the War of 1812 the Michigan Territory was handed over to which country? - the U.S.
What was the predominant immigrant group to the lower peninsula of Michigan? - Yankees
While the Lower Peninsula was largely agricultural, what activity dominated the economy of the Upper
Peninsula? - copper mining
Why were the Republican popular in Michigan? - the Yankees culture (traditions from New England &
dislike of slavery)
What were the two major parties during the Second Party System in Michigan? - the Democrats and the
Whigs
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What took place between the 1760s and 1783? michigan - American Revolution
Modernization, including the rapid advance of the railroad and electrification of America, took place
during this era, lasting from the 1870s to 1900: - The Gilded Age
The half-century stand-off between the U.S. and the Soviet Union is called the ____. - Cold War
What was fought between the anti-slavery North and the pro-slavery South? - American Civil War
What is not a true statement (of Louisiana purchase, World War I, Manifest Destiny, and Pearl Harbor)?
- The Louisiana Purchase took place under President John Adams
No, it took place under the Jefferson Administration
What was the main interest of the French in Michigan? - they wanted to engage in the fur trade where
they would trade weapons and European manufactured goods to the Natives peoples in exchange for
furs that would be used to make felt hats
Who was Father Marquette? - a Jesuit priest and an explorer who founded Sault Ste. Marie, the first
French settlement in Michigan
What was the Grand Council? - the meeting of tribal leaders of the Confederacy of the Three Fires that
planned wars and diplomatic agreements
What was the Confederacy of the Three Fires? - an alliance between the Objibwa, Ottawa, and
Pottawatomie peoples where they acted in unison for the good of all three tribes
What was the significance of the Royal Proclamation of 1763? - Colonists were forbidden to settle west
of the Appalachian Mountains
, Pontiac was the chief of what tribe? - Ottawa
When was Pontaic's War fought? - 1763-1766
What is not true about Pontaic's War and Michigan's founding? - founded by the English
it was founded by the French
In what year was Michigan incorporated into the colony of Quebec? - 1774
Detroit was first settled by which nation? - france
Under what treaty did the British agree to withdraw from Detroit? - under the Jay Treaty
In which war did the Spanish raid Fort St. Joseph? - 1781, Revolutionary War
Which president approved Michigan's statehood? - Andrew Jackson
After the War of 1812 the Michigan Territory was handed over to which country? - the U.S.
What was the predominant immigrant group to the lower peninsula of Michigan? - Yankees
While the Lower Peninsula was largely agricultural, what activity dominated the economy of the Upper
Peninsula? - copper mining
Why were the Republican popular in Michigan? - the Yankees culture (traditions from New England &
dislike of slavery)
What were the two major parties during the Second Party System in Michigan? - the Democrats and the
Whigs
