“The Three Fires” Chippewa (Ojibway), Ottawa, Potawatomi-They were mobile people who used the rivers and lakes for transportation. 

Hoping to find Chinese but found copper.

First permanent settlement at Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace

Fort Pontchartrain became a major trading post and settlement 

Fur trade became very lucrative 

Indian raids inspired by the British

Intensity of the British resulted in the French and Indian War

French surrendered Detroit to British Major Rogers ending a century of French rule in Michigan 

Ottawa leader Pontiac laid siege to Detroit from May through November

Fort St. Joseph was abandoned

Michigan was firmly controlled by the British 

French and British residents did not feel a strong allegiance to the American cause

British ignored the Treaty they wanted to continue their lucrative fur trade 

George Washington attempted to take Fort Detroit and Michigan into American possession

Michigan was included in Kent County -the Province of Upper Canada 

First elections held in Michigan for our representatives to the Upper Canadian Assembly

Jay’s Treaty, British control of Michigan ended

American flag flew over Detroit 

Western half of Michigan’s Lower and most of the Upper Peninsula part of the Indiana Territory

President Jefferson signs Michigan to become a separate territory

War of 1812-Michigan was under British control

Governor Hull was replaced by General Lewis Cass

Britain ended the war with the Treaty of Ghent

Governor Cass-secured treaties with the Indians that provided a surge in population 

First public land sale

Settlement was aided by the Territorial Road and the Chicago Road 

Steam transportation due to the completion of the Erie Canal in New York opened the floodgates 

Michigan seeks admission to the Union 

A constitution was drafted 

January 26, 1837, Michigan became the twenty-sixth state