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1763 - Pontiac besieges Detroit during Pontiac's Rebellion. [4] 1778 - Fort Lernault built. [3] 1783 - The area south of the Great Lakes (including all of Michigan) is ceded by Great Britain to the United States by the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War. However, the British kept actual possession.
1950 Detroit was the 4th largest city in the U.S., with 1.8 million people. 1957 The five-mile-long Mackinac Bridge opened on November 1. 1959 Motown began recording music in Detroit. 1960 Census results revealed a 1.45 million increase in state population, the largest in state history. 1967 Race riots struck the city of Detroit. After five ...
Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan, was settled in 1701 by French colonists. It is the first European settlement above tidewater in North America. [1] Founded as a New France fur trading post, it began to expand during the 19th century with U.S. settlement around the Great Lakes. By 1920, based on the booming auto industry and ...
When American Indian commissioners visited Detroit in July 1783 they were treated politely, but no commitments were made to turn over the fort. [28] Plan of the Town of Detroit and Fort Lernoult. Britain held on to Detroit, Fort Niagara, Michilimackinac and a number of other outposts until 1796.
June 24, 1779 – February 7, 1783: Gibraltar: British victory Capture of Grenada: July 2, 1779: Grenada: French victory Tryon's raid: July 5–14, 1779: Connecticut: British victory Battle of Grenada: July 6, 1779: Grenada: French victory Battle of Stony Point: July 16, 1779: New York: American victory Battle of Minisink: July 22, 1779: New ...
General Motors was formed a few years later as William Durant along with Alfred Sloan purchased Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Oakland and other car companies. They soon moved their headquarters from Flint, Michigan to Detroit, Michigan. [52] General Motors is based in Detroit, Chrysler is located in Auburn Hills, and Ford is headquartered in nearby ...
The western theater of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) was the area of conflict west of the Appalachian Mountains, the region which became the Northwest Territory of the United States as well as what would become the states of Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, and Tennessee.
Fort Shelby was a military fort in Detroit, Michigan that played a significant role in the War of 1812 (1812-1815). It was built by the British Army in 1779 as Fort Lernoult, and was ceded to the United States by the terms of the Jay Treaty in 1796, following up on the original terms of the peace agreement of the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), 13 years ...