https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr en-us 2025-10-14 20:25:35 UTC 2025-10-14 22:01:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/svg/1f468-1f33e.svg mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632379899 Between 1830 and 1855, Five Thousand German Lutheran Methodist Missionaries immigrated to Ann Arbor

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]]> 2025-10-14 20:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632386493 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632388202 Between 1837 and 1838, hundreds of Canadians crossed the Detroit River to Michigan to avoid persecution as the result of a failed revolt against the Canadian government

]]> 2025-10-14 20:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632388202 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632390782 During the 1840s, British policies caused a depression in timber and shipbuilding industries, causing many workers to comes to Michigan for work

]]> 2025-10-14 20:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632390782 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632392305 In the 1860s, thousands of Canadians came to Michigan to serve in the Union army during the Civil War or to find employment.

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]]> 2025-10-14 20:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632394166 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632395281 Between 1870 and 1890, thousands of Canediens moved to Michigan to work in mining and lumber to earn money for plots of land.

]]> 2025-10-14 20:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632395281 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632397627 By 1890, there were reported 63,565 Canadians and 15,436 Canadiens living in Michigan.

]]> 2025-10-14 20:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632397627 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632400850 During the 1840s, religious dissatisfaction, high taxes, and potato blight caused 54 Dutch families to immigrate to Detroit

]]> 2025-10-14 20:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632400850 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632403147 Dutch settlers moved to the area where the Black River flows into the Macatawa Bay. Far from other settlements, they struggled with finance and trade. They impeded on Native Americans living here and caused Native Americans to move to Traverse Bay

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]]> 2025-10-14 21:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632406489 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632408754 1850s - Cornish immigrants came to Michigan to work in the copper mines. Cornish people were known to have expertise in mining.

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]]> 2025-10-14 21:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632413083 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632414820 Between 1846 and 1850, famine and hardships caused thousands of Irish people to emigrate to Michigan

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]]> 2025-10-14 21:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632416652 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632416954 By 1900, 46,000 Irish emigrated to Michigan looking for work. They would mine, dig canals, lay railroad tracks, and sell linens.

]]> 2025-10-14 21:14:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632416954 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632417318 By 1900, 46,000 Irish emigrated to Michigan looking for work. They would mine, dig canals, lay railroad tracks, and sell linens.

]]> 2025-10-14 21:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632417318 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632418878 Irish immigrants preferred to live in Irish communities where they could control their own politics, speak openly, read Catholic newspapers, and feel free.

]]> 2025-10-14 21:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632418878 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632420827 In 1850, only 107 Scandinavians lived in Michigan. By 1890, there were 37,000

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]]> 2025-10-14 21:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632429770 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632432012 Agriculture is a major part of Michigan's history. Before the civil war, Michigan's land was cleared for farming with Oxen. Between 1850 and 1860, the number of acres being farmed in Michigan tripled. This coincides with a rise of immigrants coming from Europe in the 1800s. In 1935, Michigan had 18.5 million acres of farmland. 20% of Michigan's population were farmers. By 1970, only 1.5% of the population were farmers.

]]> 2025-10-14 21:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632432012 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632437318 After WWI, farmers turned to specialty crops. In urban centers, like Detroit, they raised poultry and dairy cattle. They also grew fruit and vegetables.

]]> 2025-10-14 21:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632437318 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632439836 Along Lake Michigan, farmers grew cherries.

]]> 2025-10-14 21:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632439836 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632441338 In the Thumb of Michigan and around Saginaw Valley, farmers grew beans and sugar beets.

]]> 2025-10-14 21:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632441338 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632443564 Southwestern Michigan was known for growing onions, celery, and mint. The Dutch were avid celery farmers.

]]> 2025-10-14 21:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632443564 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632446687 In the Northern part of the Lower Peninsula, potatoes, cattle, sheep, and hay were farmed.

]]> 2025-10-14 21:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632446687 mhenson25 https://padlet.com/mhenson25/xjtwlwsrl2mtopqr/wish/3632447629 The Upper Peninsula of Michigan mainly produced dairy

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