Section outline

  • • Pioneers coming to Michigan in the early 1800s had many challenges to overcome.

    • It was often very difficult to get to land in Michigan because roads were bad.

    • Once in Michigan, pioneers had to build a log cabins and clear farm land.

    • Many people thought Michigan was very swampy and had little good farm land. They didn’t want to move to Michigan.

    • The population of Michigan grew very slowly at first.