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15 Cards in this Set
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What is a frontier?
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An area of land that has not been explored yet
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What is a tax? Give examples
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A tax is money paid to the government for certain items...like playing cards, newspapers, calendars
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Explain why the American Revolution began?
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The colonists and the British fought because of the taxes the King made the colonists pay..July 4, 1776 Freedom!
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Who was Henry Hamilton?
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Commander of Fort Detroit... gave the indians gifts to help fight against the colonists
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Who was Jean de sable?
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First black American to live in the Great lakes area..thought to be a spy for the colonists
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Why is Fort St. Joseph important?
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It is a fort that had 4 different flags...France, Great Britain, Spain, USA
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What is a territory?
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Land that belongs to a country but is not a state of that country( like England controlling our land)
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Who are pioneers?
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One of the first people to move into a frontier area.
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What was the Treaty of Greenville?
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A chief named Bad Bird promised that the indians would no longer fight the Americans.
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Who was Anthony Wayne?
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A General who fought the indians in Ohio and won after 1 hour.
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What was The Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
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A law that stated that the Northwest territory would be divided into states
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Who was William Hull?
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Michigan's first territorial governor
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Who was Augustus Woodward?
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The man who designed Detroit
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Who was Tecumseh?
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An Indian chief who organized other indians to fight back because they didn't want to sell their land to the Michigan territory.
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What was The Treaty of Saginaw?
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Indians had to give up their land but were paid for it in items like Silver, guns, pots.
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