Facts
What is the name of another Great Lake besides Lake Superior
Fill in the blanks: The Treaty of _____
Paris
In 1670 the Hudson _____ Company was founded,which began the fur trade nonetheless.
Bay
in which approximate year did American settlement begin in Lake Superior area.
1870
This formed the rough, rugged shoreline on the North _____ today.
Shore
What kind of water is in Lake Superior?
Freshwater
War between Native tribes along Lake Superior prevented trade from what continent for several years?
Europe
The Hudson Bay Company is a _______ retail business group.
Canadian
people could move across the country in ____ instead of ______.
days
months
when the rifting stopped, the lava _____ and the heavy crust sank and was filled with sediment.
cooled
How many great lakes are there?
5
In what century did the British take possession of all French holdings in the general area of Lake Superior
1700s
In about ______ the iron traveling through Two Harbors exceeded 2,000,000 tons.
1900
what railroad was built in that area? (hint hint: it is the name of another state)
Mississippi
_____ forces were not strong enough to continue to separate the two sides of the continental rift.
Tectonic
The water stretches between what 2 states in the south?
Wisconsin and Michigan
What did the Laurel people begin to trade in the Lake Superior area?
Metal
Minnesota ______ produces over half of the iron mined in Minnesota at present date.
taconite
only a ____ after the initial French settlement of Quebec in 1608, the French reached the waters of _____ _______.
decade
Lake Superior
As the granitic crust was torn apart by continental drift, _____ flowed out from 30-60 miles under the crust and formed a basalt crust instead.
lava
what is the approximate distance in miles of Lake Superior from east to west?
350 miles
Lake Superior was settled by Native Americans in about ____ BC
8000
Henry H. Porter built ______, _______, _______, _____, ______ mines.
Chandler, Pioneer, Zenith, Savoy, Sibley
By _____ the French were engaged in mapping the Midwest.
1650
The North Shore lies on the north side of the ________ rift system.
mid continent