by Stacey Salvia | May 2, 2021
The Great Treaty held at Prairie du Chien was created by James Otto Lewis in 1825. In 1825, Governor Lewis Cass of the Michigan Territory was commissioned to negotiate peace treaties among the Indians of the Great Lakes region. Between 1825 and 1827, Cass employed...
by Kya Amaro | Apr 26, 2021
From the moment that America was founded as a nation, slavery has played a critical role in its economy – especially during the 1800s. During this time, the southern states’ most profitable crop was cotton and plantation owners had slaves to harvest this cotton for...