Michigan is a state in northern USA. It was settled by the French in 1670 and admitted into the Union in 1837.
Michigan was formed from the Northwest Territory. In 1701 Detroit was founded. In 1763 the French surrendered their claims to the English, who, in 1783 surrendered it to the United States, although actual possession was not given until 1796. In 1787 Michigan was included in the Northwest Territory which was organized by the ordinance of that year. In 1805 it was created a separate territory. During the War of 1812 the inhabitants suffered from the English. A boundary dispute with Ohio was settled in favour of that State by the Act of Congress of 1836, which provided for the admission of Michigan. The inhabitants accepted the conditions, and Michigan became a State of the Union on January the 26th, 1837.
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