The president of the United States appointed this person as the first governor of the Michigan Territory.
William Hull
This treaty was the first major Indian land treaty to affect Michigan.
Treaty of Greenville
In 1785 Congress passed a law stating that before land could be sold to settlers, it had to be _________.
surveyed
Following this war, the British were not eager to leave Michigan
Revolutionary
In what year was Detroit destroyed by fire?
1805
Who was the Native American leader killed in Ontario during the Battle of the Thames?
Tecumseh
After the treaties with the Indians and exit of the British from Michigan, tension kept mounting between the United States and ___________.
Britain
What is the name for square blocks of land 6 miles on a side?
township
The _________ had been defeated in war so they were given goods for their land in Michigan.
Indians
After the Americans took over, where did many of the British in Detroit move to?
Canada
The battle on Lake Erie between the British and American forces resulted in the British surrendering to this person.
Oliver Hazard Perry
What did the Indians receive in exchange for land from the Greenville Treaty?
trade goods
A set of laws passed by the U.S. Congress to give basic rules for this part of the country.
Northwest Ordinance
Early in this war, the British easily captured Fort Mackinac and Detroit.
War of 1812
Where did many of the men who fought on the American side in the War of 1812 in Michigan come from?
Kentucky
He was successful in getting control of Ohio and the southern Great Lakes region from the British and Indians.
General Anthony Wayne
In what year did the British agree to leave their forts by the Great Lakes according to the British treaty?
1796
List the stages an area had to go through to become a state.
A person had to be a free, white male who owned 50 or more acres to vote.
When an area had 60,000 free people, statehood was possible.
DAILY DOUBLE
Discuss the role the Great Lakes played in the War of 1812 as a transportation system. Why was control of the Great Lakes important?
What was the name of the area where a tornado had knocked down trees to make a battle area between the Americans and British?
Fallen Timbers
DAILY DOUBLE
Compare and contrast what Pontiac tried to do to help his people to what Tecumseh did about 50 years later.
In 1807 a treaty was made with the Indians by the US government where they gave up 1/4 of the land of the Lower Peninsula. What did they get in return for the land?
hunting and fishing rights on the land
In what year was the Michigan Territory created?
1805
During this war, the largest battle to ever take place in Michigan was near Monroe on the Raisin River
War of 1812
At Fallen Timbers, what was the weapon of choice used by the Americans?
bayonet