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Early Michigan History

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  • Etienne Brule Arrives in Michigan

    Etienne Brule Arrives in Michigan
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tienne_Br%C3%BBl%C3%A9' > Etienne Brule</a>

  • Marquette is born

    Marquette is born
    Marquette bio

  • Sault Ste Marie is founded

    Sault Ste Marie is founded
    Sault Ste Marie Father Jacques Marquette, having heard of the Native American village, traveled there to found a Catholic mission.

  • St. Ignace is founded by Marquette

    St. Ignace is founded by Marquette
    St. Ignace
    French explorer and priest Jacques Marquette founded the St. Ignace Mission on this site in 1671 and was buried there after his death.

  • Joliet joins Marquette for their trip to what we now call the Mississippi river

    Joliet joins Marquette for their trip to what we now call the Mississippi river
    Joliet Bio

  • Marquette dies

    Marquette dies
    http://www.biography.com/people/jacques-marquette-20984755

  • La Salle came to Michigan

    La Salle came to Michigan

  • Cadillac arrives at Detroit

    Cadillac arrives at Detroit

  • La Salle found De Troit (Detroit) on the Griffon.

    La Salle found De Troit (Detroit) on the Griffon.
    La Salle

  • The French had 7 forts by 1751.

  • The French and The French Indian War started between the French and the British.

    The French and The French Indian War started between the French and the British.
    The French & Indian War

  • The Pontiac War

    The Pontiac War
    Pontiac's War
    Pontiac and his soldiers led the Pontiac War on April 27, 1763.

  • Jean de Sable came to Michigan

    Jean de Sable came to Michigan
    Jean de Sable

  • End of the War of Independence

    End of the War of Independence
    War of Independence

  • General Wayne kicked the British out.

    General Wayne kicked the British out.
    General Wayne

  • Lewis Cass was made governor of the Michigan Territory

    Lewis Cass was made governor of the Michigan Territory
    Lewis Cass Cass also designed the state seal & motto

  • Michigan becomes a state

    Michigan becomes a state
    MI

  • Copper and Iron were found in Michigan

    Copper and Iron were found in Michigan
    Copper Found in MI