Midwest

By jmeloy024
  • 10,000 BCE

    10,000 B.C.

    10,000 B.C.
    First Native Americans arrive in what is now called the Midwest (n.a. 2012).

  • Formal Region

    Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Illinois, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas are the states that make up Midwest Region.

  • Functional Region

    Chicago highways, train systems, and airports allow for transportation within the Midwest Region.

  • 1673

    1673
    Jacques Maquette and Louis Jolliet explore the Mississippi River. All area explored is considered part of New France until 1763 (n.a., 2012).

  • Perceptual Region

    Residents: "The breadbasket of the country, and the industrial heartland. Derided for its plainness and praised for its moderation. The Midwest has long been the moral and economic anchor of the nation" (n.a., 2012). Non residents: Cold weather, "hicks", friendly, helpful, more conservative, farms, fields

  • 1787

    1787
    Northwest Ordinance passed to organize the settlement and governance of the area (n.a., 2012).

  • 1803

    1803
    Louisiana Purchase places the Midwest east of the Mississippi under U.S. control (n.a., 2012).

  • 1804

    1804
    Louis and Clark launch expedition (n.a., 2012).

  • 1837

    John Deere develops a steel plow which is used in order to cut Midwest sod (n.a., 2012). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuMvT0jgbjU

  • 1908

    In Detroit, Michigan, Henry Ford builds the Model-T (cubitd, 2017). Here is a speech from when Will Rogers nominates Henry Ford for president. http://www.history.com/topics/henry-ford/speeches

  • 1919

    Chicago riots killed 38 people (n.a., 2012). https://vimeo.com/60707690

  • 1933

    1933
    During the Great Depression, two Detroit banks collapsed.

  • 1936

    In Steele, North Dakota, the hottest day was recorded with the temperature reaching 121 degrees (cubitd, 2017)! http://www.kvrr.com/2016/07/18/80th-anniversary-of-the-july-1936-heat-wave/

  • 1962

    Target opens its first stores in Minnesota (cubitd, 2017). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkDr9cbGQvY

  • 1975

    1975
    Shipwreck of S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior killed crew of 29 (Zimmerman, 2013).

  • 1996

    1996
    Tower, Minnesota records coldest day in Midwest with temperatures reaching -60 degrees (cubitd,2017).

  • 2008

    2008
    Major storms hit Iowa causing serious damage. Parkersburg was hit by an F5 tornado (cubitd, 2017).

  • 1980

    1980
    Meatpacking work attracting Mexican-American to Midwest (Bryan, 2012).

  • Changes Over Time

    The Midwest has become more urban over the last few centuries. It used to be well known for its farmland and now there are bigger population sized cities.

  • References

    (2012). American history: Midwest history. https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/category/american-midwest-history/
    cubitd. (2017). Midwest. https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/119008
    Elve, L. (2016). The 20 greatest things about living in the midwest. http://livability.com/topics/community/the-20-greatest-things-about-living-in-the-midwest

  • Why the Midwest?

    Tailgating for sporting events, Wisconsin Dells, biking, food, swimming in The Great Lakes, best of education, laid back, friendly people, art scene, state fairs, jobs, and skiing (Elve, 2016).