Water and Roads
The Chicago Road followed an Indian path called ____________.
Old Sauk Trail
He was governor of the Michigan Territory from 1813-1831.
Lewis Cass
Erie Canal opens
1825
More settlers came to Michigan from this state than from any other.
New York
The first elementary school in Ypislanti
1834
The completion of this opened the door to large numbers of pioneers traveling to Michigan. It goes 363 miles across the state of New York.
Erie Canal
This doctor was able to experiment with Alexis St. Martin's stomach
Dr. William Beaumont
Dr. Beaumont studies Mr. St. Martin's stomach
1822
What business brought most of the people from New England to Michigan?
Farming
The first high school in Detroit
1848
DAILY DOUBLE
Explain the importance of transportation by water to the settlement of Michigan.
His report in 1815 stated that the land in the Lower Peninsula was not excellent for farming.
Edward Tiffin
Chicago Road is completed
1833
Early diseases caused a great deal of trouble for settlers. What was the original name for malaria?
ague
The first free elementary school
1842
During the early pioneer days, power for gristmills and sawmills often came from __________.
rivers
Early settlers who did not buy the land where they lived
squatters
Potawatomi tribe moved from Michigan to Kansas
1838
DAILY DOUBLE
What was the reaction of the settlers in southern Michigan after the Black Hawk uprising? Tell what they feared and what they did with the Potawatomi tribe.
Indians at the Soo sign treaty with Lewis Cass giving up land for a fort
1820
In what year was the grand opening for the Erie Canal?
1825
Her ancestors were French and Ottawa and she was noted for her success as a fur trader.
Magdelaine la Framboise
Surveyors sent to Michigan to see if land was fit to give to soldiers who fought in the War of 1812
1815
Before land in Michigan could be sold to the settlers, how was it to be obtained from the Indians?
treaty with the federal government and some sort of payment
Federal land office opens in White Pigeon
1831