Ms. Kreul’s Class Blog

Facts from Chapter 3 of The Wisconsin Journey
Compiled by Elizabeth, Alice, and Sam

The very first people to settle Wisconsin were Native Americans.
Explorers and settlers took over Wisconsin.
Wisconsin has many sources of food, which was important for Native Americans.
The Native Americans from Wisconsin played lacrosse.
Mound Builders built burial mounds all over Wisconsin.
The Archaic People learned much of what they knew from Wisconsin.
Many Native American artifacts were found in Wisconsin.
Some people from Wisconsin called the Old Copper Culture made items from the copper they found.
The biggest form of travel in Wisconsin by Native Americans was by canoeing down the rivers.

Facts from Chapter 4 of The Wisconsin Journey
Compiled by Maya, Jonathan, and Cassidy

Wisconsin was claimed by Great Britain.
Europeans came to Wisconsin to trade for beaver furs.
Joliet and Marquette passed through Wisconsin on their way down the Mississippi.
Portage, Wisconsin was where Indians carried their belongings from one river to the next.
Many Indians lived in Wisconsin before white people made them go.
Marquette University is named after Father Marquette.
Bartering – or trading – was a big business in Wisconsin.
France was the first European country to send explorers to Wisconsin.
Jesuit priests helped the Indians of Wisconsin learn about religion.
The British fought a war against the Quebec and Montreal Indians for Wisconsin.

Facts from Chapter 5 of The Wisconsin Journey
Compiled by Annie, Ryan, and Rejene’

Indians were the first people in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin is nicknamed “The Badger State.”
Lead was discovered in the center of Wisconsin in 1825.
Wisconsin had lots of farms.
Pioneers came to Wisconsin after the American Revolution.
The Black Hawk War was the last war between settlers and Indians in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin became part of the Northwest Territory in 1783.
Wisconsin was not one of the thirteen colonies.
Wisconsin was made along the lines of the Northwest Ordinance.

Facts from Chapter 6 of The Wisconsin Journey
Compiled by Elle, Bob, and Riley

Wisconsin became the thirtieth state in 1848.
A lot of immigrants who came to Wisconsin were German.
In Wisconsin, if parents didn’t have enough money, children couldn’t go to school.
Henry Dodge and James Doty were both Wisconsin governors.
Many immigrants worked as lumberjacks.
People traveled by boat.
Immigrants had to pack what could fit in a few trunks.
Immigrants had to pass an exam to get into Wisconsin.
Horses pulled boats down canals.
From some places, the immigrants’ boat ride was nine weeks long.

Facts from Chapter 7 of The Wisconsin Journey
Compiled by Tommy and Terry

Wisconsin was in the Union.
Some people in Wisconsin ambushed jails to free escaped slaves.
Abe Lincoln asked for more soldiers from Wisconsin because he thought we had the best ones.
The most honored solider was Arthur McArthur from Wisconsin.
Ole Abe was an eagle that flew over the battle sites during battles.
Most of Wisconsin’s soldiers were people 19 and 20 years old.
In the Civil War, 1 of every 7 Wisconsin soldiers died.
Many people in the Civil War lost arms or legs or both.
Many people think Wisconsin is the birthplace of the Republican Party.

Facts from Chapter 8 of The Wisconsin Journey
Compiled by Turner, Jack, and Robert

A war bond is when people buy goods from the government and the government uses the money for war supplies.
The Industrial Revolution was a time when the US got better.
Workers went on strike to get better laws in factories.
Robert M. LaFollette changed laws in factories.
The US stayed our of the Great War (World War I) for a while so it didn’t damage the economy.
Henry Ford invented mass production.
Back then a lot of the water was dirty, so people got sick.
The first washing machine had to be cranked to wash.
In many factories it was dangerous and people got hurt.
The first radio was the size of a shelf, and many people had them.

Facts from Chapter 9 of The Wisconsin Journey
Compiled by Greg, Brennan, and Misty

Women had to work for the same rights as men.
Many civil rights movements took place in Wisconsin.
Alcohol was prohibited but many people still made it.
Wisconsin used to be a very segregated state.
Lots of people from Wisconsin fought in American wars.
Many of the Wisconsin soldiers were very important.
Harry Houdini, a famous magician, lived in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin suffered a lot from the Great Depression.
James Bradley, a soldier from Antigo, Wisconsin, was very important.