People who go to other countries or areas to teach about their religion.
Who were missionaries?
100
Etienne Brule
Who was the first French explorer to reach Michigan?
100
A compass tells directions.
What is a compass?
100
The French.
What side were the Native Americans on? The French or the British?
100
1796
When did Michigan become a state?
200
The French.
Who were the first Europeans to visit Michigan?
200
The land now known as Michigan and Canada
What land was called New France?
200
North, South, West, East.
What are the Cardinal directions?
200
Quebec
What was the important land the French could not lose during the war?
200
The Revolutionary War or the War for Independence.
What was the name of the war that allowed America to become its own nation?
300
China
What is the country the French wanted to find a shortcut to sail to?
300
The Mississippi River.
Why river did Marquette and Jolliet explore?
300
NE, NW, SE, SW
What are the Intermediate directions?
300
Having New France would give them a larger fur trade and more land.
Why did the British want New France?
300
They did not like being told what to do. The British did not allow them to move west and they taxed them for many things.
Why did Americans want to be independent from Britian?
400
God, to trade furs, and to explore.
What why did the French come to America?
400
He started the two oldest towns in Michigan- St. Ignance and Sault Ste. Marie. He was also a priest.
What was Jacques Marquette famous for doing?
400
Latitude is the lines on a map that go across from side to side but measure north and south. Longitude is the lines on a map that go up and down, but measure west and east.
What is latitude? What is longitude?
400
The French lost the French and Indian war.
What could be a reason we not speak French?
400
They would not leave Michigan and gave guns to the Native Americans so they would attack the people in Michigan.
How did the British show they were sore losers?
500
It was the pathway that brought the first Europeans to Michigan. The St. Lawrence river was like a highway and many forts and first towns were started along it.
Why was the St. Lawrence River so important?
500
Cadillac in 1701
Who began the city of Detroit and when?
500
The equator.
What is the latitude line that has a degree measure of 0?
500
It was a war started by Chief Pontiac, an Ottawa chief. They attacked the British and it was the longest Indian battle in American history.