Michigan

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Michigan mĭshˈĭgən [key], upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Racial Tensions and Recession
• Assembly Lines and Labor Strife
• Reform Movements
• Settlement and Statehood
• Resistance to British Occupation
• Native Americans and French Explorers
• Government and Higher Education
• Economy
• Geography
• Facts and Figures

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