Ojibwe
Describe life for the Ojibwe before the introduction of European settlers.
Grew and hunted all of their own food, made all tools and weapons
These were economic and cultural centers along riverways in the midwest.
Trading posts.
What group clashed with the first pioneers when they began to clear and claim land for farms?
Native Americans. They already lived there.
Why was it important to find a water route to the West?
Trade
This is the largest flying mammal.
A Dolphin (but only for a little bit).
How did life change for the Ojibwe after the Europeans arrive?
They began to trade for less common goods (metal tools, weapons). OR diseases spread rapidly.
Which two explorers helped to find a way from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River?
Marquette and Joliet
What would settlers who claimed land in the great plains region build their houses out of?
Sod.
What was Lewis and Clarks initial task?
To find a water route from the Midwest to the Pacific Ocean.
T or F: It is possible to lick your own elbow.
True. Keep trying.
They still live in the Great Lakes region.
What were the original explorers who traveled the Midwest looking for?
A route from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean (Northwest Passage)
What technological advancement helped farmers to grow more crops on more ground?
The steel plow.
How can steamboats help farmers?
They can now ship and sell their grain in larger markets.
This is Brityn's actual given middle name.
Bartholomew
T or F: Ojibwe exclusively live on reservations today.
False.
T or F: Many people left the Midwest in search of furs.
False. People arrived in the Midwest to hunt for furs.
Why didn't settlers on the prairie just build log houses?
Very few trees grow on prairies and plains.
Why was shipping via railway more beneficial than shipping by boat?
Railways can be built almost anywhere. Boats need a waterway.
What is Newton's First Law of Motion?
Stop - Drop - Roll
What evidence do we have that European explorers had trouble pronouncing/spelling Objibwe?
Objibwe = Chippewa
What is the name of the Wisconsin town where Marquette and Joliet had to portage their boats and equipment between the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers?
Portage
What weather-related phenomenon causes farmland to dry up and blow away?
Drought
Did Lewis and Clark succeed in their initial task?
No. No exclusively water way was ever found to the Pacific.
T or F: Mullets are cool.
True!