Farming
Which of the following was not usually grown by Michigan farmers? Wheat, Corn, Rice, Oats
rice
Why were rivers so important in lumbering?
Rivers were used to float the logs to a saw mill.
What two important minerals were found in Michigan right after Michigan became a state?
copper and iron ore
Henry Ford is an example of a ...
entrepreneur
List two (2) natural resources needed to make an automobile.
Iron ore and The Great Lakes
Why did many farmers from the state of New York come to Michigan?
There was a scarcity of farmland in New York.
Why were marks put on the ends of logs?
So you could tell what company owned the logs
Why were the Great Lakes important in mining?
Great lakes ships carried minerals from the mines to different cities.
Henry Ford became the first to use an _______ to build cars.
assembly line
List three (3) human resources needed to make an automobile.
Skilled workers, Bankers, Engineers, Designers, and Inventors
Which of the following would be the least helpful in learning about the history of farming in Michigan?
a book about the kinds of soils in Michigan
How did lumbering change the environment of Michigan?
Many forests were destroyed.
What often began near mines?
towns
List three (3) products produced in Michigan's Early Manufacturing?
Carriages, Furniture, Cereal, Paper, Medicines, Ships, Stoves
List three (3) capital resources needed to make an automobile.
Ships that carried the iron ore, Foundries, and Machine shops
What is one (1) cause of Farming becoming an important economic activity?
A scarcity of land in states like New York; Lots of farm land in Michigan; cheap farm land in Michigan
What is one (1) cause of Lumbering becoming an important economic activity?
A scarcity of trees in states like Maine and New York; Lots of forests in Michigan; Lots of rivers in Michigan
Why isn’t copper mined in Michigan anymore?
The copper is very deep in mines so it is expensive to mine it.
What is two (2) causes of Manufacturing becoming an important economic activity?
Michigan had natural resources like trees and iron ore.
Michigan had the Great Lakes.
Michigan had skilled workers.
What are three (3) factors that PULLED people to Michigan?
Jobs in the fur trade, Jobs in lumber mills, Farm land, Jobs in mines, A better life, Freedom, Religious freedom, and Jobs in factories
What is one (1) effect of Farming becoming an important economic activity?
Towns grew up around farms; trees had to be cut down; roads to farms were built; and more and more farms were started
What is one (1) effect of Lumbering becoming an important economic activity?
Towns grew up in lumbering areas; many forests were destroyed; jobs were created; people made money on lumbering
How did the building of the Soo Locks help mining?
It make is easier/ safer for ships to transport goods and products to and from different places.
What is two (2) effect of Manufacturing becoming an important economic activity?
Towns grew into cities.
Factories began to replace farms.
People moved to Michigan to work in the factories.
Improvements in transportation were made.
What are three (3) factors that PUSHED people out of where they were living?
Food shortages, Government problems, Lack of freedom, Lack of religious freedom, Crop failures, Lack of jobs, and Lack of farm land