Chapter 12 Notes Jennie Thorp Chapter 12 Notes 1 Assess the nature of the economic changes that had occurred in Michigan by the time of the 1889 Detroit International Exposition and Fair pp 194 5 a Companies were doing so well during this time Manufacturing and mining had brought great wealth to the state Merchants were actually turned away because there was not enough room for them all 2 Examine the diversity of manufacturing enterprises in Michigan around the turn of the century pp 195 200 a Types of manufacturing included tobacco seeds beer iron ore and steel train cars as well lumber furniture pharmaceuticals featherbone air rifle and Kelloggs corn flakes 3 Analyze the motivations that caused immigrants to settle in the state during the 19th and early 20th centuries particularly a Germans b Cornish c Irish d Dutch e Swedes f Finns e Poles and f others pp 200 3 a Michigan wanted Germans to come to Michigan They thought they were the ideal settlers They even paid someone to lead the Germans to Michigan They founded Frankentrost now Frankenmuth and contributed a lot to the Civil War b They revolutionized the copper mining They also introduced the pasty to Michiganians c The Irish worked in the mines and on the railroad and canals d They thought Michiganians were better educated and more religious making them want to come to Michigan instead of Wisconsin e Copper and iron mines f Settled in Hancock where they founded Suomi College g Came for jobs because their home land had very little opportunities h In recent times Arabs have come for jobs as well 4 Explain the contributions of Michigan to the Spanish American War with regard to a military units b naval vessels c Secretary of War Russell Alger d General William Shafter and e Ellen May Tower pp 203 8 a Four 1 000 men regiments came from Michigan to fight in the war Only two of them saw action in Cuba Started out as great men but ended up in hospital with sunken cheeks b Former commercial boat was turned into a vessel and ran by Michiganians in Guantanamo Bay Ended up attacked to ships and chase two away No one was hurt or died Michiganians Jennie Thorp Chapter 12 Notes c Claims that he didn t prepare the soldiers for war He was met with a time of emergency that affected the decisions he had made He resigned in August 1899 d He was a teacher turned army man He became a brigadier general because of his actions in the Civil War He had no political views and was an excellent general e Daughter of a Civil War veteran Served as a nurse for American soldiers in Puerto Rico She died of yellow fever a few weeks later First woman in Michigan to get a military funeral 5 What was the significance of Alpena born Leon Czolgosz p 208 a He assassinated President William McKinley because he thought workers were being exploited 6 Analyze a the pre Progressive politics of Hazen S Pingree and b the New Deal Progressive politics of Chase Salmon Osborn pp 208 213 a Worked towards the reform of Detroit Worked for public regulation and municipal ownership of utilities Was against corporations and compared them to bees taking away from the hive He was a republican who became governor He was stopped on many of his quests like making railroads pay their share of taxes He served another term but left office after that b Passed workers compensation law business regulations to tax laws presidential primary and moved the state toward women s suffrage Was interested in national politics Supported Roosevelt in his campaign Osborn only served one term as governor then travelled as an iron hunter 7 Examine Michigan political events associated with the Presidential campaign of 1912 pp 212 13 a Osborn led the movement for Roosevelts nomination over Taft Roosevelt created the Bull Moose party Progressives This made Osborn struggle because he was a Republican He almost supported the democrat nominee but ended up staying with Roosevelt Michigan supported him which meant that for the first time a Republican did not win Michigan