Michigan History

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Task #1

Michigan's journey to statehood-how did Michigan become a state?

In 1835, Michigan territory enacted its first constitution, because of a war with Ohio over a boundary, statehood was delayed. In 1837 President Andrew Jackson signed a bill making Michigan the 26th state of the United State.

 

Michigan Become a State-America's Story from America's Library

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