4-22 The State of Michigan

The great state of Michigan became the 26^th state on January 26, 1837.  Michigan is from an Algonquian Chippewa Indian word "Meicigama," meaning great or large lake.  There are 11,037 inland lakes in Michigan and 3,288 miles of Great Lakes shoreline.  In 1668, Fathers Jacques Marquette and Claude Dablon established the first mission at Sault Ste. Marie.  The French established Fort Michilimackinac at the Straits of Mackinac in 1715.  In 1763, Indian wars broke out in the area and Pontiac lead a 135-day siege of Detroit. The Indians captured all the forts in Michigan, except Detroit.  The British evacuated Detroit in 1796 and abandoned their posts on the Great Lakes.  Detroit and Fort Mackinac were surrendered to the British during the War of 1812.  In 1819, the Treaty of Saginaw ceded nearly 6 million acres of Indian lands to Michigan settlers and Michigan sent a delegate to Congress.  The Legislature passed a law in 1847 to locate the state capital in Lansing.  In 1908, Ford began manufacturing the Model T.  The five-mile Mackinac Bridge opened on Nov. 1, 1957.

Emblem/Symbol	Name of Emblem/Symbol	Adopted
Motto	"Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circum spice" (If you are seeking a pleasant peninsula, look around you)
Nickname	"Wolverine State"
State Seal
State Bird	Robin	1931
State Flower	Apple Blossom	1897
State Song	"My Michigan"	1937
State Tree	White Pine	1955
State Flag		1911
State Wildflower	Dwarf Lake Iris	1998
State Fish	Brook Trout	1988
State Mammal	White-Tailed Deer	1997
State Gemstone	Isle Royal Greenstone	1973
State Reptile	Painted Turtle	1995

Complete the questions below.

1.  Michigan became the 26^th state on January 26, .

2.  The state nickname is the "."

3.  The state tree is the .

4.  The Treaty of Saginaw ceded nearly six acres of Indian lands to Michigan settlers.

5.  "My Michigan" is the state .

6.  "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circum spice" means
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7.  The Dwarf Lake Iris is the state .

8.  Ford began manufacturing the Model T. in .

9.  The state flower is the .

10.  The state fish is the .