Definitions
What is a fort?
buildings and land protected by a tall wall and often lookout towers
What is history?
The study and events of people in the PAST
a map made in 1895
Why did famers from New York come to Michigan?
Farmland in NY was scarce
Name three things you would find on a farm in the PAST
Barns, horses, cows, pigs, butter churn, wagons, etc.
What is geography?
When people study PLACES like communities, states, and countries.
What is territory?
An area of land that is not YET a state
A picture drawn by a textbook writer of a farm
Why did the French build a lot of forts?
To protect against the British who were interested in the fur trade
Why did towns grow up in farming areas?
Towns provided farmers with goods and services that they needed
What is a canal?
A river made by humans
What is economics?
When people study TOPICS such as systems, trade, and production
A photograph of a farm in Michigan
PRIMARY
Why did the French and British fight each other?
They both wanted to control the fur trade
What was an important building in a farming town?
What is a census?
A counting of the people living in an area
What is a pioneer? Unit3 Lesson6
A person who goes to a new area to settle
A book written about a pioneer
SECONDARY
What happened after the French lost the war with Britain?
Britain took over Michigan and the fur trade
The event is: The British take control of Michigan
Name a CAUSE of this.
France lost the war with Britian
or
Britain beat France in a war
What is agriculture?
Another word for farming
What is the Erie Canal?
A canal that connects the Hudson River to Lake Erie
A diary written by a pioneer
PRIMARY
What did Michigan farmers NOT grow...
corn
rice
oats
wheat
The event is: The British take control of Michigan
Name a EFFECT of this.
Things changed for Native Americans
Native Americans attacked British forts
Conflicts (problems) grew between Natives and the British
Britain took control of the fur trade