Michigan Territory

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:territory
gptkbp:area approximately 350,000 square miles
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Lake_Huron
gptkb:Lake_Michigan
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Wisconsin_Territory
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Detroit
gptkbp:cultural_influence gptkb:Native_American_culture
Irish immigrants
French settlers
Scottish immigrants
German immigrants
gptkbp:currency gptkb:United_States_dollar
gptkbp:dissolved 1837
gptkbp:economy agriculture
mining
fur trade
timber industry
gptkbp:education Michigan State University founded in 1855
University of Michigan founded in 1817
gptkbp:established 1805
gptkbp:founded by the Northwest Ordinance
gptkbp:governance territorial legislature
gptkbp:governor gptkb:William_Hull
gptkb:Lewis_Cass
gptkbp:historical_event Michigan's statehood in 1837
gptkbp:historical_significance site of the War of 1812
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Michigan Territory
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:Odawa
gptkb:Ojibwe
gptkb:Potawatomi
gptkbp:landmarks gptkb:Isle_Royale
gptkb:Fort_Michilimackinac
gptkb:Sleeping_Bear_Dunes
gptkb:Mackinac_Island
gptkb:Fort_Detroit
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:major_city gptkb:Grand_Rapids
gptkb:Detroit
gptkb:Flint
Lansing
Saginaw
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Diana_Ross
gptkb:Gerald_R._Ford
gptkb:Aretha_Franklin
gptkb:Henry_Ford
gptkb:Madonna
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:population approximately 100,000 in 1830
gptkbp:student_organizations gptkb:Michigan
gptkbp:transportation railroads
canals
Great Lakes shipping
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Northwest_Territory
gptkb:Lewis_Cass
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4