What is a legend?
What is the a voyageur?
Voyageurs traveled around the Great Lakes and traded furs
Why did the British come to Michigan?
Because they heard the French were trading with the Native Americans and wanted to make money and have more land.
Who was on each side of the French and Indian War?
Native Americans and French vs British and some Native Americans
What is a primary and secondary source? Give an example of each
Primary source was something from a person who was alive during an event. Secondary source is someone else reporting the event. Primary examples: diary, pictures. Secondary examples: textbook, biography
Who were the People of the Three Fires?
Odawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi
What is a missionary?
Missionaries went around teaching people their religion.
How did the British treat the Native Americans?
Poorly, they did not give fair trade deals and took their land
Who won the French and Indian War?
The British
What is the Erie Canal?
A man made river that connects New York to the Great Lakes
Who were the Hopewell people? Why are they named Hopewell?
First people in Michigan, named after a farmer named Hopewell because they found their mounds on his land.
Why did the French come to Michigan?
To find silk and spices, to find a faster route to China, to trade with the Native Americans.
How did pioneers travel to Michigan?
Wagons
Why did Chief Pontiac and the other tribes attack Fort Detroit?
To stop the British and control the trading post
Why did Michigan's population grow so slowly?
A survey said the land was bad for farming, it was hard to get to by wagon
How did the Native Americans react to the French and British?
Answers will vary
What happened to the French after the French and Indian War?
Went back to France and stayed in Canada
Native Americans fought with the British during the French and Indian War, true or false?
True
What was the result of the Toledo War?
What helped Michigan's population grow?
A new survey was done that showed we had good farm land, the Erie Canal was built.
How did Native Americans modify the environment? How did they adapt to their environment?
Answers will vary
What trading post was made by the French in 1715?
A.) Fort Michilimackinac
B.) Fort Pontchartrain
C.) Fort Detroit
A.) Fort Michilimackinac
Why did the People of the Three Fires form?
They came together to help the other tribes when they needed it, and fought against the British
After the French and Indian War the British wanted colonists to pay for the all of the expenses from the war. This made the colonists mad and caused what war to happen?
The Revolutionary War
Who was the first governor of Michigan?
William Hull