Who is Etienne Brule?

This young voyageur was the first European to see Michigan in 1620.

Who is Robert LaSalle?

The Griffon, the first sailing ship on the Great Lakes, was mysteriously lost in 1679. It was built by a famous fur trader named....

If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.

Michigan's state motto was written by Lewis Cass. It is....

What is Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie?

These four Great Lakes touch Michigan.

What is the French and Indian War?

The French left Michigan in 1760 after they lost this war to the British.

Who is Father Jacques Marquette?

This missionary started the first settlement in Michigan in 1668 at Sault Ste. Marie.

What is the Erie Canal?

The reason Michigan's population grew dramatically after 1825 was.....

What is Lake Superior?

The largest and deepest of the Great Lakes.

What is Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin?

These three states share a border with Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas.

What is lacrosse?

At the Battle of Michilimackinac, the Ojibwa tricked the British into letting them into the fort by playing this game.

Who is Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac?

This "pirate" turned trader founded the city of Detroit in 1701.

Who is Father Gabriel Richard?

This Detroit priest was held by the British as a prisoner of war during the War of 1812. Later Chief Tecumseh negotiated for his release. (HINT: We saw his coffin at St. Anne's)

What is the mastadon?

Michigan's state fossil.

What is Niagara Falls?

This geogrphic obstacle made it impossible for early voyageurs to travel from Lake Ontario into Lake Erie and on into Michigan.

What is Detroit? (Hang your head in shame...what was General Hull thinking?)

During the War of 1812, this was the only US city to surrender to the British.

Who is Stevens T. Mason?

The first governor of the state of Michigan was known as the "Boy Governor".

1. Cheap land 2. Not much land was available for farming in the east.

Pioneers decided to move to Michigan in the 1800's for 2 reasons. They were....

1. Ojibwa (or Chippewa) 2. Potawatomi 3. Ottawa

Michigan's biggest tribes are also known as the Three Fires. They are....

What is Canada?

Because slavery was legal in the U.S. until 1863, slaves who used the Underground Railroad had to travel all the way to ________ in order to be truly free.

What is the Toledo War?

Michigan and Ohio fought for access to the Maumee River in this terrible 1836 war (a pig was killed and one man accidentally shot himself in the foot!).

What is the Crosswhite family?

The family escaped a life of slavery in the south by using the Underground Railroad to come to Michigan in 1854.

What is the Republical Party?

This political party was known as the Anti-slavery Party. It was started in jackson, Michigan in 1854.

What is the fur trade?

Michigan's FIRST major industry.

What is MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN?

Michigan's first capital was located in Detroit. In 1847, the capital was moved to its present location in Lansing, Michigan. It was just a parcel of land someone donated to the state. Before choosing LANSING as the name for our capital city, people thought this would be a good name.....

What is THANK GOD FOR MICHIGAN!

Abraham Lincoln said this when he saw the Michigan 1st Infantry headed to defend Washington DC in 1861.