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French explorers were sent to the Upper Pennisula of Michigan to look for a path to the Pacific Ocean.
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Set up the first permanent settlement and began missionary work.
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The Detroit river allow for access to the land area and a trading post was built. It was use by the French to trade furs with the people.
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With the help of 10 investor and $28,000, Ford starts of a company that would survive the Great Depression and two World Wars.
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