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Michigan  

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  • Michigan was originally home to various Native American tribes; in the 1600s, French fur traders began settling the state, founding Detroit in 1701. After passing between the French, British, and Americans, and then becoming embroiled in a dispute with Ohio commonly referred to as the Toledo War, the territory now known as Michigan became a U.S. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Michigan]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-L1XKQ36R-J

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