History
Primary Source
Where did the People of the 3 Fires live?
Why did the French come to Michigan?
They wanted beaver furs
How did pioneers first travel to Michigan?
by Wagons
Why was the Erie Canal so helpful to Michigan's population?
Pioneers used the canal to travel to Detroit from New York. It was faster and safer than going by land
How did Native Americans modify their environment?
cut down trees to make canoes, build homes, make room for planting the foods they needed
Voyageurs
Original surveys said that Michigan land was..
not good for farming
Why did the British want to take Michigan from the French?
They wanted control of the fur trade to make more money when furs were taken back to Europe
A story from long ago that is passed down over time is
A legend
Why did the People of the 3 Fires form?
In 1715 French explorers built this fort as a trading post for furs.
Fort Michilimackinac
The first governor of Michigan was..
William Hull
What is the difference between a voyageur and a missionary?
Voyageur- person traveling around Great Lakes for trading furs.
Missionary- goes from place to place teaching people about their religion
A person who studies what happens in the past is called
a Historian
The People of the 3 Fires were
The Odawa, Ojibwa, Potawatomi
What happened after the French lost control to the British?
British took control of the fur trade
When did Michigan become a state? What # state were we in the United States?
January 26, 1837; 26th state in the USA
Why did French explorers travel to Michigan? What were they looking for and what did they end of doing?
They were searching for a way to get to China. Ended up traveling in the Great Lakes and trading with the Native Americans. Exchanging pots, weapons, clothing for furs to take back to Europe