The Great Lakes States

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The Great Lakes States

• The Great Lakes are the largest body of fresh
  water in the world
• The area known as the Great Lakes states were
  difficult to get to because of the Appalachian
  Mountains therefore, very few Americans settled
  in this area
• The Great Lakes area was inhabited by Indians
  including the Ottawa, Chippewa, and Miami tribes.
• To entice settlers to move to this area, congress
  sold land for 1 per acre for up to 640 acres per
  person

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The Great Lakes States
The Erie Canal was opened in 1825 The Erie Canal
allowed produce grown in the Great Lakes States
to be shipped to the major population centers in
the Northeast Due to the creation of a navigable
waterway, major trading centers developed along
the Great Lakes including Cleveland, Detroit, and
Chicago Since farmers could now get their produce
to the major markets in the Northeast and since
the soil in this area was very rich, The Great
Lakes states produced enough food to supply the
urban centers of the United States The area
between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River is
called the Corn Belt.
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The Great Lakes States

• The Great Lakes are
• Ohio
• Indiana
• Illinois

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The Great Lakes States

• Ohio
• 7 US Presidents born in Ohio
• Ulysses Grant
• Rutherford Hayes
• James Garfield
• Benjamin Harrison
• William McKinley
• William Taft
• Warren Harding

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The Great Lakes States

• Ohio
• Other Famous Ohioans
• Thomas Edison
• The Wright Brothers
• Neil Armstrong
• General George Custer
• Cy Young

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The Great Lakes States

• Indiana
• Smallest of the Midwest states
• Biggest claim to fame the Indianapolis 500
  The largest single sporting event in the world

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The Great Lakes States

• Illinois
• Called, The Land of Lincoln even though Abraham
  Lincoln was born in Kentucky and raised in
  Indiana
• Lincoln ran for appointment to the US Senate in
  IllinoisHe lost
• Lincoln ran for President against Stephen
  Douglas, the man who beat him for the Illinois
  Senate seat, and won
• Barack Obama is also from Illinois

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The Great Lakes States

• Illinois
• Divided into two distinct areas. The southern
  area is primarily rural and the northern area is
  primarily urban
• Chicago developed as a major center because rail
  lines extending west could offload their supplies
  to travel along the waterways to market in New
  York
• Chicago is called The Second City because it
  became the second largest city in America after
  New York City
• Chicago is known for its history of gangsters
  including Al Capone and John Dillinger, for the
  Great Chicago Fire, and the birthplace of the
  skyscraper
• Chicago is also know for alleged political
  corruption