In my last post I talked about some interesting facts about Michigan. This post will contain historic facts that many people are unaware of. Did you know that Michigan was the birth place of the Republican Party or that Michigan advertised nationally and internationally for residents so that they would have enough residents to become a state?
In an oak grove in Jackson, Michigan on July 6, 1854 1,500 delegates a combination of Whigs, Free Soilers, and Democrats that were against slavery, assembled to discuss the repeal of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill and Fugitive Slave Law banded together creating the Republican Party.
In a six page pamphlet, State of Michigan - 1845 - To Emigrants which gave general information about the state, praised its resources, and included a map. Over 5,000 brochures were printed and distributed to potential immigrants. Germans were recruited for settlement because they were stauncly religious, family oriented, educated and industrious. The Cornish were recruited for their mining abilities. The Irish were hard workers and looking for a better life. The Danes, Swedes, Finns, and Norwegians were recruited for their lumbering skills. This continued until 1890, when the American Protective Association of michigan was founded and supported restricted immigration laws.
I hope you enjoyed these Michigan tidbits.
Until my next post have a great day.
Cinda
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