True/False
The land in Michigan would have fertile soil for growing food.
True
Who asks this question:
When did the event happen?
Historian
How did the Nowlin family change their land (change the environment)? Why?
They cleared away forest to make cropland.
How did the Government “promote the general welfare”?
The U.S. Government Land Office sold land to farmers.
The New York farm was too rocky to farm well.
True
Who asks this question:
Where is the place located?
Geographer
How did people (neighbors) work together, share, and help each other?
Neighbors helped in building the first house, by sharing oxen & the ox-cart, by sharing a place to rest when mother did not feel well…
How did the government “provide for the common defense”?
The U.S. government built plank roads so U.S. soldiers could move quickly on them to protect settlers in the Michigan Territory. Farmers could also use these improved roads for free.
The Nowlin father did not sell something to the train station when they came to town.
False, he cut wood and sold 3 cords of wood a day to the train station.
Who asks this question:
What does the government do?
Political Scientist
What did the family sell to (or trade with) others?
They sold maple sugar, hides, vegetables
Who made the laws for measuring and selling land in the new Michigan Territory so farmers could buy land.
The Congress
When the Nowlin family had to pay their mortgage, the Nowlin son decided to go south and hunt rabbits that he could sell in Detroit when the train station came to town.
False, he hunted deer
Who asks this question:
Who buys what is produced?
Economist
Why was selling important for the family?
From selling they gained money to buy things like shoes that they could not make themselves.
Who organized workers who carried out the laws; for example, government workers measured and marked the land in the new territory so other workers could sell specific pieces of land to farmers.
The President
Horses pulled railroad cars that came from Detroit to Dearbornville.
False, a steam engine pulled the other carts and coaches.
Who asks this question:
What are the roles of American citizens in a democracy?
Political Scientist
What kinds of transportation did the family use?
(3 different types of transportation from New York to Michigan)
Small boat on Erie Canal; Large steamship on Lake Erie; walking or horse and wagon or oxen and small cart on the road to and from Detroit
Who signed the farmer's “deed” ; the deed described exactly what land he owned
The President