Who came to Michigan during the Statehood Era?

The Michigan History Center is creating stories, activities, and teaching resources for educators to use with students. The stories below focus on the Tribal Nations living in Michigan before and during the Statehood Era. This was a time of radical change for the Anishnaabe People living… Read More

The Michigan History Center is creating stories, activities, and teaching resources for educators to use with students. The stories below focus on how Michigan became a state.  What did Michigan have to do in order to become a state? What challenges arose in the process? Overall, these… Read More

The Michigan History Center is creating stories, activities, and teaching resources for educators to use with students. The stories below focus on how people fought and struggles for freedom during the Statehood Era. Did slavery exist in Michigan? Who fought against slavery and how? Did people… Read More

The Michigan History Center is creating stories, activities, and teaching resources for educators to use with students. The stories below focus on how land use and ownership changed during the Statehood Era. How does land ownership change? How much did land ownership change during this era?… Read More

Most wars leave people hurt or dead, and cause much damage.  However, the Toledo War was an exception.  It was not an official war.  No one died in the war and there was little damage.  Michigan and Ohio waged this war in 1835 over a… Read More