Waterways
Which waterway drains water from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?
St Lawrence River
Michigan's oldest non-Indian settlement and was started as a mission post in 1668
Sault Ste. Marie
Where was Cadillac's first military command located?
Michilimackinac
Who decided if a person could get a license for fur trading?
King of France
Name the one advantage of fur trading for the Indians
It provided the tribes with useful items which made life easier - animal traps, blankets, sewing needles
In which year did French explorers reach Lake Huron and the Upper Peninsula?
1622
Who founded Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace?
Jacques Marquette
In 1701, Cadillac got permission from the king of France to begin a new fort located in ____________.
Detroit
In which part of the state was the center of the fur trading?
northern (Michilimackinac)
Jacques Marquette was a member of which Catholic religious group?
Jesuits
Which French missionary learned several tribal languages which helped him travel along the Mississippi River establish French claims to that area?
Jacques Marquette
What was the name of the post built by Cadillac in Detroit?
Fort Pontchartrain
He built the Griffon because he was expecting to trade furs
La Salle
Fur trading was the most important business between the _________ and the ______.
1640s
1820s
Who brought news to Marquette from the French government approving an expedition to find the great river Mesippi?
Louis Jolliet
Who traveled with Marquette when exploring the Mississippi River?
Jolliet
What was the official name of Cadillac's post in Michilimackinac?
Fort de Baude
Other than explorers (for the furs) and trying to find a trade route to Asia, what other people were sent to America by France?
missionaries
Europeans wanted to not only bring furs back to Europe, but they came to America trying to find a route to these countries.
China
Japan
The French put on a really big show in Sault Ste Marie for the Indians gathered together in June 1671. What was this big show called?
Pageant of the Sault
He sailed up the St. Lawrence River to find a good location for a French settlement
Samuel de Champlain
The British were thinking of starting fur trading and had a treaty with which Indian tribe to build a fort on the Detroit River.
Iroquois
Who were the first women to come to Michigan?
Mrs. Cadillac
Mrs. de Tonty
What was the French name for a person who traded furs without a license?
Coureur de bois
Name the five disadvantages of fur trading for the Indians
They became dependent on some of the items and soon it was hard for them to get along without them.
Another disadvantage was that many of the items were used up getting more animals for the trade.
A third disadvantage was trading for liquor which was soon gone and caused bad behavior.
A fourth problem was the tribes moved and changed their way of life just to be near the animals they trapped.
The last was trading allowed the Europeans a foothold into the life of the tribes making it hard for them to ever get free again.