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who founded the American Fur Company |
John Jacob Aster |
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Describe the Michigan fur trade in the early 19th century (e.g., seasonal activities, involvement of foreigners, source of goods traded for furs, economic livelihood of fur traders) |
1817 headquarters on Mack Island. They controlled 90 percent of fur trade. Employed French Canadians. Fur trade stopped mostly because of silk becoming more popular. |
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what year did the last major fur-trading company in Michigan close |
1854 |
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who made the first systematic report on copper deposits in the Upper Peninsula |
Fr. Claude Allouez |
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what treaty was the first (1842) in which Indians specifically ceded land rights for mining |
Treaty of LaPointe with the Objibwe Indians. Gave them 800,00 in payments for taking their land to mine |
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what mine was nicknamed “Old Reliable” |
Quincy Mine near Portage Lakes Regions |
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what rank among the states did Michigan hold in copper mining from 1847-1887 |
Michigan was number 1 for copper mining during this time |
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what was the outcome of the “Ontonagon” boulder dispute |
The boulder was never the indians to sell, so when the boulder was taken to detroit by Fr. Dablem it was taken by the gov. Now the government has it in the smithsonian museum. |
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at what location were Michigan’s first iron deposits to be mined located |
Near Marquette...Marquette range, menominee area, & Gogebic Range All in the UP |
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name the three major regions of Michigan iron production |
Marquette RangeMenomonee RangeGogebic Range |
