The commander of the British army along the frontier who worked hard to gain the help of the Native Americans
Who was Henry Hamilton
100
The fort that is famous for being the only place in Michigan over which four flags have flown
What is Fort St. Joseph?
100
A proclamation was signed during this year, setting aside all land west of the Appalachian Mountains for the Native Americans
What was 1763?
100
This promised land west of the Appalachian Mountains to the Native Americans
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
200
Money that people pay to support their government
What is a tax
200
Born in Haiti and kept prisoner by the British who believed he was a spy for the American colonists
Who was Jean de Sable
200
The countries connected with the four flags that flew over St. Joseph
What are France, Great Britain, Spain, and the United States?
200
This was the year that the American Revolution began
What was 1775?
200
This stated that the land of the Northwest Territory would be measured and mapped once the Native Americans sold it to the United States government
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785?
300
Land that belongs to a country but is not a state of that country
What is a territory
300
A general who was chosen by President George Washington and who was successful in defeating a Native American army after fighting for only one hour in the Battle at Fallen Timbers
Who was Anthony Wayne
300
The name for the area that is now divided into Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
What is the Northwest Territory?
300
This was the year that the United States declared its independence
What was 1776?
300
This stated that, at some time in the future, the Northwest Territory would be divided into three, four, or five new states and made slavery illegal in the territory
What is the Land Ordinance of 1787?
400
One of the first people to move into a frontier area
What is a pioneer
400
He was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson to be Michigan's territorial governor
Who was William Hull
400
Battles broke out between British and American soliders in these small towns, beginning the American Revolution
What are Lexington and Concord
400
This was the year that the American Revolution finally ended.
What was 1783?
400
In this treaty, Native Americans gave up large areas of land in southeastern Michigan
What was the Treaty of Greenville?
500
One of the new territorial judges and responsible for creating street plans for Detroit based on his study of plans for Washington, D.C.
Who is Augustus Woodward
500
This was the year that the United States government agreed to form the Michigan Territory