The world: historical and actual . the Revolutionary War. Its status after peacehad been declared was uncertain until 1796, whenEngland ceded it to the United States, and it held that position and was also military command-er when, eaily in the war of 1812, the Britishdemanded the surrender of Detroit, to which heyielded, for which he was severely censured, andfrom which the city was rescued by the victory ofLake Erie (Commodore Perry), in 1813. GeneralLewis Cass was soon after appointed governor of theterritory. Michigan was admitted into the Union in1837. Lake Michigan and the Straits of Mac

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The world: historical and actual . the Revolutionary War. Its status after peacehad been declared was uncertain until 1796, whenEngland ceded it to the United States, and it held that position and was also military command-er when, eaily in the war of 1812, the Britishdemanded the surrender of Detroit, to which heyielded, for which he was severely censured, andfrom which the city was rescued by the victory ofLake Erie (Commodore Perry), in 1813. GeneralLewis Cass was soon after appointed governor of theterritory. Michigan was admitted into the Union in1837. Lake Michigan and the Straits of Mackinawdivide the state into two peninsulas, the lower and the upper. Thelatter comprisesabout one-third ofthe state, and isrich in copper,lead, iron andtimber; the for-mer is devotedto is nota prairie state. Itwas made arableof Michigan. by the same hard process as the Eastern States. Forests had to be felledand roots of trees grubbed out. The farms arc usual- ly small and carefully tilled. The farmers raise a. 7M

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