People
This famous politician aided the poor in growing their own crops on city lands.
Hazen "Potato" Pingree (p.250, 'Gardens for the Poor')
This type of business is the only one to control a service or product within a city or region.
A monopoly (p.249, the first paragraph)
This group of individuals had a lot of control over state and local governments in the 1880s and 1890s.
The rich and powerful (p.248, a key concept)
Until the 1920s, this mode of transportation was an important way for people to travel.
Ships, boats, etc. (p.253, key concept)
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
These three famous authors all traveled across the Great Lakes during their time in the state.
Charles Dickens, Herman Melville, and Mark Twain (p.254, 'Famous Travelers')
This famous writer wrote five books on political subjects between 1886 and 1902.
Marion Todd (p.251, 'A Woman Writes About Politics')
These kinds of companies were finally taxed thanks to the efforts of Hazen Pingree.
The railroads (p.251, in 'It Wasn't Easy In Lansing')
This type of company was forced to lower their prices during Hazen Pingree's term in office.
Gas companies (p.249, bottom of the page)
This month of the year is considered the most dangerous on the Great Lakes.
November (p.260, 'November - High Winds and Waves)
In the 1880s and 1890s, this form of government was not working well according to some leaders in Michigan.
Democracy (p.248, the first key concept)
This Michigan governor stated that the working class had no one to speak for them and no one to look after their interests.
Josiah Begole (p.248, second paragraph)
This crisis in 1893 caused 25,000 people to lose their jobs in Michigan.
Panic of '93 (p.250, in 'Gardens for the Poor')
The United States and this country reached an agreement to share the waterways between them.
Canada (p.259, the very end of the page)
These two boats famously raced on Lake Erie to see which one was faster.
Tashmoo and City of Erie (p.255, 'A Great Race')
This city saw Hazen Pingree struggle to pass new laws, especially against the railroads.
Lansing (p.251, 'It Wasn't Easy In Lansing')
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This Native American famously challenged the Jackson Mining Company in court for a share of their stock.
Charlotte Kawbawgam (p.252, top of page)
These three kinds of goods were constantly being shipped from Michigan in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Iron, copper, and lumber (p.256 in 'Ships & Freight')
Hazen Pingree was offered a $50,000 bribe from this kind of company in 1889.
Gas company (p.249, the bottom of the page)
This ship tragically plunged into the depths of Lake Superior under unknown circumstances in 1975.
The Edmund Fitzgerald (p.261, 'The Edmund Fitzgerald)
This Great Lake saw one of the most dangerous storms on November 9th, 1913.
Lake Huron (p.260, the bottom of the page)
This businessman designed a new model of cargo ships in 1869 that would set the standard for the next century.
Eli Peck (p.257, 'A Unique Design for the Lakes')
The rise in popularity of this mode of transportation in the 1920s caused the rapid decline of passenger ferries.
Automobiles (p.256, 'Fewer People On Ships Today')
John Rich (p.248, bottom of page)
This passageway created in 1959 allowed freighters to travel between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean effortlessly.
St. Lawrence Seaway (p.259, 'A Link to the Ocean')
This vessel built in 1971 was 858 feet long and could carry 45,000 tons of cargo.
Roger Blough (p.258, 'Development of the Great Lakes Freighter')