What Are The Challenges Of Migration To Michigan

While there are more than a few reasons people moved to Michigan, to begin, many moved here because of the cheap price of farm land. Farmers could buy a plot of land relatively cheap and the soil was fertile and was not hard to plant in. And as many Michiganders know, people moved to Michigan for the booming automotive business, led by Henry Ford. He began to offer five dollars a day to factory workers, bringing many people as this was a great amount of money at this time. This helped Detroit boom, allowing for more automotive companies, and become the head of the auto industry. Also, Michigan was known as a “safe place” for African Americans. The Underground Railroad was highly prevent in Michigan, under many house that wanted to help slaves escape the South. In addition, people flocked to the U.P. to mine copper in an effort to earn money. For a while, Michigan was a place of opportunity for many because of what it had to offer. Some challenges that migrants faced when moving to Michigan was that money was an issue. Most things like clothing, tools, or books were more expensive because of the amount of people compared to the amount of goods, goods being less. Another challenge was that crops were selling for less because there …show more content…
The men would endure hardships like sickness, starvation, and killings but they had to pull through and fight. Martin mentions that one day his brigade bartered with a woman, trading her a shirt for some sauce she made, so they could have food (Martin 91). When marching, the men really did have limited food and would get it wherever they could, which was not often. The men could have starved to death or been killed but they kept going because they believed in fighting for their