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Europeans
Important Events
Vocabulary
Places in Michigan
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100
It is EAST across the Atlantic Ocean.
Where is Europe?
100
They came to Michigan because beaver were scarce in France.
Why did people from France start to come to Michigan?
100
opportunity cost
When you trade or buy, you cannot have everything. What is the name of your second choice--the thing you did NOT get?
100
Sault Ste. Marie
What is the first town started in Michigan by a European?
100
The Mississippi River
Father Marquette explored this river. What waterway did the French think would lead to China?
200
They came in the 1600s.
When did people from France first come to Michigan?
200
fur trading
What is one way the tribes and French interacted long ago?
200
A primary source
What is Father Marquette's diary?
200
To help control the Great Lakes and the fur trade.
Why did the French start the city of Detroit?
200
Pontiac
What leader of the tribes started a rebellion against the British?
300
They used canoes and ships on rivers and lakes.
How did the French usually travel?
300
The British
Who did the French and Indians fight against in the French and Indian War?
300
A primary source
What do historians call things such as letters or diaries that were written by people long ago?
300
Detroit
What is Michigan's largest city?
300
It was HARD for both the tribes and Europeans to pursue their happiness at the same time.
Was it easy, hard, or fun for BOTH the tribes and Europeans to pursue their happiness at the same time?
400
They traded furs and French priests shared their religion.
How did the French and the tribes interact?
400
A hatchet
What is a tomahawk?
400
A priest
What is a religious person who is like a preacher or minister?
400
Antoine Cadillac
Who started the city of Detroit?
400
beavers
What natural resource attracted the French to come to Michigan?
500
The French
Which Europeans lost control of Michigan after they lost a war with the British?
500
Father Marquette
Who wanted to teach the tribes about God and religion?
500
Let people do what they want as long as it does not bother anyone else.
What is the "pursuit of happiness"?
500
The Upper Peninsula
In which peninsula are Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace located?
500
effect
When one event leads to another, that is called cause and ______ ?