Michigan’s Early Path to Statehood: From the Northwest Territory to Michigan Territory

Michigan’s Early Path to Statehood: From the Northwest Territory to Michigan Territory

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute, and the history of the state of Michigan is an interesting one. Long before Michigan became a state, its land passed through several stages of territorial governance that shaped its political, economic, and agricultural future. Michigan After the Revolutionary War Following the defeat of the British in the Revolutionary War, the Treaty of Paris dramatically expanded the boundaries of t…