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Michigan Long Ago
Grand Rapids Long Ago
Jenison Family
Lucius and Luman
Jenison in the 1800's
100
The 5 Great Lakes were created by _____________.
glaciers
100
What river did the settlers use as a water trail?
the Grand River
100
What state did the Jenison family live in before moving to Michigan?
New York
100
What was the name of Lucius and Luman's older brother?
Hiram
100
Why did families of this time has so many children?
They needed lots of children to help with chores on the farm.
200
The _____________ Indian tribe lived in Michigan about 2,000 years ago. They mysteriously disappeared.
Hopewell
200
Trading posts became popular along the Grand River when _______ explorers began coming to this area.
French
200
How did the Jenison family first make a living in this area?
lumbering
200
Name 2 other businesses that Lucius and Luman owned besides the lumber company.
grain mill and store
200
Give three reasons why pioneers settled near streams or lakes.
They needed water for drinking, cooking, washing, irrigation, and power.
300
What do you call a scientist that studies the past?
an archeologist
300
Name 3 items explorers and Indians traded for.
beads, ribbons, cloth, guns, tobacco, beaver pelts, rope, knives,metal
300
How many children did Lemuel and Sara Jenison have?
7
300
How did Lucius die?
He became sick after fighting a fire that destroyed the family farmhouse.
300
Name 3 hardships of pioneer families.
hunting for food, making their own clothes, severe Michigan winters, surviving illnesses with no doctors or medicines, mosquitoes that carried diseases and no screens on windows
400
Name the "Three Fires" tribes from Michigan.
Chippewa Ottawa Potawatomi
400
A trading post opened on the east side of the Grand River in an area that is now known as __________ ___________.
Grand Rapids
400
Father Lemuel and Mother Sara built a home on _________ Road.
Port Sheldon
400
What was the name of Lucius and Luman's housekeeper that inherited their money and built the Tiffany House?
Margaret Husband
400
Name 2 means of powered transportation in Jenison in the 1800's.
steamboats and steam powered trains
500
Name the 5 Great Lakes.
Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and Lake Superior
500
Who opened a trading post on the Grand River in 1827?
Louis Campau
500
Why did the Jenison family move to Michigan?
Father Lemuel lost all of his money helping a friend, and they heard there was affordable tree covered land in Michigan.
500
What was Jenison first named because of the family's generosity and success?
Jenisonville
500
What caused the horrible fire in 1871 that spread throughout Michigan?
a draught