Michigan Studies
Territory and Statehood
Chapter 4
Read pages 106-133 in your Michigan textbook.
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Timeline (BCS)
THE MICHIGAN TERRITORY: 1785-1815
Read pages 108-111.
Look up #1-4 in the glossary (pages R20-R24 at the back of your textbook) and write the definition on the line next to each word.
1. ordinance = ______
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2. township = ______
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3. slavery =______
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4. pioneer = ______
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5. Settlers came into conflict with Native Americans. After the ______War, the United States gained lands that stretched to the ______River. As ______settled, they met Native Americans who were ______that settlers were taking their lands.
6. What 5 states were formed from the Northwest Territory?
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7. Which two laws helped govern the Northwest Territory?
The ______Ordinance of 178___ = measured and mapped land lost or sold by Native Americans and divided the land into townships that were 36 square miles each
The ______Ordinance of 178___ = a plan for creating states out of the territory; said that a state could be formed when 60,000 settlers; lived there; made slavery illegal in the territory
8. Tell 3 important things that happened in 1805 in Michigan.
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9. How did Tecumseh believe Native Americans could defeat the settlers?
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10. Why do YOU think it was difficult for Native Americans to unite to fight together?
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THE WAR OF 1812: 1810-1821
Read pages 112-116.
Look up #11-12 in the glossary (pages R20-R24 at the back of your textbook) and write the definition on the line next to each word.
11. impressment = ______
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12. reservation = ______
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13. Why did some Americans want to go to war with Great Britain in 1812?
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14. Military leader ______fought the British at Put-in-Bay in 1813.
15. Why was the Perry’s victory important?
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16. Why did both armies need to control the Great Lakes in the War of 1812?
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17. How did the end of the fur trade affect Native Americans?
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18. Why do YOU think many Native Americans fought alongside the British in the War of 1812?
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LIFE ON THE FRONTIER: The 1800s
Read pages 118-121.
Look up #19-21 in the glossary (pages R20-R24 at the back of your textbook) and write the definition on the line next to each word.
19. = canal = ______
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20. steamboat = ______
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21. self-reliant = ______
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22. Why did Michigan have a big growth in population after 1825? (Why did so many people move to Michigan after 1825?)
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23. In 1810, it took _____ days to travel from New York to Michigan by horse-drawn wagon and _____ days by canal and steamboat. WHY was it easier and quicker in the early 1800s to travel by boat than on a wagon?
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24. Describe what a typical log cabin was like. How many rooms were there? How did the families get water, light, and heat?
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25. Why was the school year short for children on the frontier?
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26. Fill in this chore chart for a family who lived on the Michigan frontier in the 1800s to tell what each person’s responsibilities were.
Children / Mother / Father27. List 5 things that pioneers did for fun.
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28. THINK ABOUT IT! Circle the things that were available to the settlers who lived on the Michigan frontier in the early 1800s. Put an X through the things that they did NOT have.
Tap water Meijer store Light bulbs Milk Hand tools
Power tools Covered wagons Horses Furnace Cars
Toys R Us Subdivisions Paved roads Outhouses Oil lamps
Refrigerator Fireplaces Vegetable garden Wood-burning stove
Chickens Wooden tub Washboard Washing machine
Electricity Cows Telephone Toilets
CHANGES ON THE FRONTIER: 1835-1855
Read pages 124-129.
Look up #29-32 in the glossary (pages R20-R24 at the back of your textbook) and write the definition on the line next to each word.
29. = constitution = ______
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30. compromise = ______
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31. immigrant = ______
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32. lumberjack = ______
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33. Michigan’s Constitution was approved in ______. Statehood was delayed because of a disagreement between the Michigan Territory and Ohio about which of the two owned a piece of land called the ______Strip. A compromise was reached, which gave Michigan the western part of the ______and gave Ohio the ______Strip. Michigan became the ______th State to join the U.S. on ______, ______.
34. Why was it dangerous to work in the lumber industry?
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35. The American people who moved to Michigan came from ______and ______.
36. Where did free blacks purchase land in the 1830s?
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37. Why was Michigan’s capital changed from Detroit to Lansing?
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38. What was Michigan’s population in 1850? ______,______people
39. Michigan’s mining boom led to the building of the ______, which links Lake Huron and Lake Superior, in the year ______.
40. Why did the population of the Upper Peninsula grow in the 1840s?
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41. Why did people get “Michigan Fever” and want to move to the new state?
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42. THINK ABOUT IT: Why do YOU think a territory needed to write a constitution before it could become a state?
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OPTIONAL Extension/Enrichment/Challenge Activity Choices
1. Pretend you are living among the Native Americans in the Northwest Territory. Write a story about what you observe there after the American Revolution. How did things change?
2. Tecumseh tried to unite Native American groups to oppose American expansion. Write a speech he could have made and record it using Audacity.
3. Using Audacity, create a news show report on either the War of 1812. You can give a summary and/or interview a person from the war.
4. Pretend you are a newspaper editor covering the conversation between Chief O-ge-maw-ke-ke-to and Governor Cass. Write an editorial that tells your opinion whether or not you agree with the statement of Chief O-ge-maw-ke-ke-to. (Make sure you summarize what happened before you give your opinion.)
5. Design a travel brochure, illustrated in color, for an imaginary company that provided passage in the 1800s along the Erie Canal. The brochure should convince people to move Michigan and travel on the Erie Canal.
6. Pretend you are a pioneer living on the Michigan frontier any time from 1826-1850. Write a diary telling about your life. You might want to include illustrations.
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7. In 1819, under the Treaty of Saginaw, Native Americans sold 6 million acres of land to the U.S. government for $3,000.
a. Write a list of facts explaining what the Treaty of Saginaw was that tells Who, What, When, Where, Why.
b. In 1819, how much did the government pay for 1 million acres? How much did the government pay for 80 acres? How much was that for 1 acre? (HINT: Use a calculator—answer will involve a very small number—a long decimal.)
c. In 1820, 80 acres of Michigan land sold to pioneer settlers for $100 (or $1.25 per acre). How many times more did the government charge settlers in 1820 than for what it paid for the land in 1819?
d. Research to find out a reasonable price for an acre of land TODAY in that area (look at the map on page 115). How many times more does the land sell for today than what it sold for in 1819? How many times more does the land sell for today than what it sold for in 1820? Show all of your work. Cite your source for where you found today’s price for an acre of land in the Saginaw Treaty area and tell what city you searched.
ASSESSMENT CHECKBRICK:
___Did I choose one project to complete and follow the directions?
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___Did I show at least 5 things that I learned in “Territory and Statehood” Chapter? Please list at least 5 facts that you used in your project:
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