Lesson 1 - Visitors from Afar
Where were the first European settlers in Michigan from?
France
What did the French call their new land?
New France
What is the name of the man who started Michigan's two oldest towns?
Father Jacques Marquette
What is the name of the man who started Detroit?
Antoine de Cadillac
What is the name of the war fought in 1754?
The French and Indian War
Which peninsula did the French first explore?
The Upper Peninsula.
Why did the French want to get to China?
Silk and spices were scarce in France and they wanted to trade for them.
What primary source did Father Marquette leave behind?
His diary
Why did Cadillac want to start a city in Detroit?
he wanted to control the fur trade around the Great Lakes
Who won the French and Indian War?
The British
What year did the French come to Michigan?
about 1620
Who was the first Frenchman to reach Michigan and meet the tribes?
Etienne Brule
Where were the French explorers and Father Marquette going?
to explore the Mississippi River
What is a portage?
an area in a river that is too shallow to pass by boat or canoe, so voyageurs had to get out of the river and walk along the land to the next spot that was deep enough
What was the name of the Odawa chief who started the attack on Fort Detroit?
Chief Pontiac
Name three items the Native Americans brought to trade
Items could include: fox pelt, beaver skins, muskrats, maple sugar/syrup, wild rice, deer skins, etc.
Why couldn't the French use Lake Ontario and Lake Erie?
Because they were controlled by the Iroquois tribe and the Iroquois hated the French because they helped the Huron tribe fight them.
What happened to Father Marquette on his journey back from exploring?
he got very sick and died
Why did Cadillac leave Michigan?
other fur traders were angry that he was attracting all the business so they had him reassigned to be governor of Louisiana
Who was the first black man in Michigan?
Jean de Sable
Name three items the French brought to trade
items could be: brass kettles, metal cooking pots, colorful blankets, beads, gunpowder, long guns, rifles, animal traps, hatchets, earrings, etc.
Name the three reasons the French came to Michigan
to trade, to spread their religion, and to find a route to China
Name Michigan's two oldest European towns
St. Ignace and Sault Ste. Marie
How did Detroit get it's name?
it was named so because the French word for a narrow place between two lake is de 'triot and the city of Detroit is right on a river.
Give at least one example of a French named city that is still here in Michigan?
examples include: Charlevoix, Sault Ste. Marie, St. Ignace, Au Sable, Marquette, Traverse City, etc.