Michigan Territorial Government

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Municipality
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Odawa
Ojibwe
Potawatomi
gptkbp:amends Michigan_Territorial_Constitution_of_1835
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Detroit
gptkbp:community_engagement town meetings
gptkbp:cultural_impact French_and_Native_American_heritage
gptkbp:culturalEvents annual fairs
gptkbp:demographics diverse population
conducted in 1820
gptkbp:dissolved 1837
gptkbp:economicActivity agriculture
fur trade
lumber industry
gptkbp:educational_programs established schools
gptkbp:electionYear 1805
gptkbp:established 1805
gptkbp:flag Michigan_Territorial_Flag
gptkbp:floors approximately 350,000 square miles
gptkbp:governs gptkb:William_Hull
gptkb:Lewis_Cass
gptkbp:historical_significance part of the westward expansion
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Michigan_Territorial_Papers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Michigan Territorial Government
gptkbp:land_use Land Ordinance of 1785
gptkbp:legacy foundation_for_Michigan's_statehood
gptkbp:legalStatus Michigan_Territorial_Courts
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Michigan_Territorial_Legislature
created the territory
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Grand_Rapids
gptkb:Detroit
Lansing
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Fort_Detroit
Fort Michilimackinac
gptkbp:politicalPosition governor and judges
gptkbp:population approximately 90,000 in 1830
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Northwest_Territory
gptkbp:provides for settlement
gptkbp:regulatoryCompliance appointed judges
gptkbp:significantEvent War of 1812
gptkbp:state became a state in 1837
gptkbp:successor gptkb:State_of_Michigan
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Detroit
bicameral legislature
with_Native_American_tribes
Great_Seal_of_the_Territory_of_Michigan
U.S._Territory
defined_by_Congress
gptkbp:transportation roads and canals