Vocabualry
Key People/Places
Key Ideas
Economics
Brain Busters
100
Land at the edge of a settled area
What is a frontier?
100
A group of people who have the power to make laws
What is legislature?
100
One of the first people to move into a frontier area
Who is a pioneer?
100
A plastic card that allows people to buy something now and pay for it later.
What is a credit card?
100
In your opinion, explain whether you think the U.S. government treated Native Americans fairly. Give
No, I do not feel Native Americans were treated fairly because they were forced to leave their homes, were told to change their way of life, and many died because of diseases like smallpox.( page 126)
200
A sudden, total change in government, usually by force
What is a revolution?
200
Shawnee chief who did not want to sell Native American land to attract more American settlers
Who is Tecumseh?
200
In 1776, the American colonies declared their independence from this country
What is Great Britain?
200
Money the bank pays you for using your money.
What is interest?
200
Explain how they decided who would own the Toledo Strip.
The Toledo War began because Michigan and Ohio were fighting over who would own the Toledo Strip. Ohio was given ownership, while Michigan gained the western part of the Upper Peninsula. (page 130)
300
A plan for government
What is the constitution?
300
The commander of the British army along the frontier
Who is Henry Hamilton?
300
This person made a plan for re-building Detroit
Who is Augustus Woodward?
300
A business that provides a safe place to keep your savings
What is a bank?
300
American colonists rebel against British government for this reason.
The British had closed the frontier to new settlement. They felt they had been cheated. (page 110, 1st paragraph)
400
Money that people pay to support their government
What are taxes?
400
The start of this war began when Congress declared war on Britain
What is the War of 1812?
400
Explain how the British capture Fort Mackinaw.
They pointed a cannon from the top of the hill
400
Money you decided not to spend and sell aside for the future
What is savings?
400
Explain the purpose of the Treaty of Saginaw.
This is an agreement between Native Americans and US government to sell 6 million acres of land in Michigan for $3,000. (page 124)
500
Land that belongs to a country, but is not a state of that country
What is a territory?
500
British and Native American soldiers pointed a cannon at this place. The Americans surrendered and didn't fire a shot.
What is Fort Mackinac?
500
During the American Revolution, the Native Americans helped the British because they wanted to keep this.
What is land?
500
Explain the difference between a "want" and a "need"
A want is something we would like to have, while a need is something we must have to live, like food, water, and shelter.
500
Explain why Lewis Cass wanted to attract more settlers to Michigan.
He wanted Michigan to become a state. The more people they have, the sooner they would join statehood. (page 128)
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