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12 Cards in this Set
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Territory
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Land that belongs to a country but is not a state of that country
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Northwest Territory
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Huge frontier area of which Michigan was a part
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Pioneer
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One of the first people to move into a frontier area
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Northwest Ordinance
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A Law that would divide the Northwest territory into states (Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan)
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Treaty of Greenville
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A treaty made by the indians and the US government. The native Americans gave up large areas of land.
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War of 1812
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Congress declared war on the British.
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First Governor of Michigan
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Stevens T. Mason
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Number of people needed to become a state
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60,000
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Year Michigan became a state
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January 26, 1837 26th state
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American Revolution
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The colonists fought back against the British and King George III
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Two ways that the Native Americans were hurt by the settlers
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They lost their land and new diseases were brought to America
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Cause of the Toledo War
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Both Michigan and Ohio wanted the area around Toledo
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