Yankees Move West
The locks of the Erie Canal were made of this.
What is stone?
Initially, farmers lived in these when the first moved on to their lands.
What are tents?
Free Points
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He was named the Secretary of the Michigan Territory at the age of 19.
Who is Stevens T. Mason?
Copper was found exclusively in the western portion of the Upper Peninsula known as this.
What is Copper Country?
These people believed the land belonged to them because they had lived on it first.
What are squatters?
The log cabins farmers built typically contained this many rooms.
What is one?
This university opened in 1817, but no one showed up for classes that year.
What is the University of Michigan?
In 1834, Congress rejected Michigan's request to write its own state constitution due to a border argument with this state.
What is Ohio?
Houghton was appointed as Michigan's first this in 1837.
What is State Geologist?
This road was built in the early 1800s and connected Detroit to Chicago.
What is the Chicago Road?
Farmers preferred to use oxen instead of horses because the oxen responded to these.
What is voice commands?
These men would ride horses to and from several churches to officiate as a minister for them.
What are circuit preachers (riders)?
Michigan officially became a state on this date.
What is January 26th, 1837?
In 1842, Houghton was elected as mayor of this town, a post he held for two consecutive terms.
What is Detroit?
The Fayetteville and Western Plank Road was this long.
What is 129 miles?
Farmers kept their vegetables in these.
What are root cellars?
This medicine helped keep the parasite that caused ague under control.
What is Quinine?
In 1850, Strang declared himself the king of the Kingdom of St. James on this island.
What is Beaver Island?
The Sault Ste. Marie Locks allowed for shipping between these two Great Lakes.
What are Lake Superior and Lake Huron?
He was one of the most famous Yankees to live in Michigan.
Who is Lewis Cass?
What is hand?
What are bears and wolves?
Banks that printed money, but didn't have the to back it up were called this.
What are wildcat banks?
The Sault Ste. Marie Locks are popularly called this.
What are the Soo Locks?