Name three things the Ojibway got from the fur traders.
What are cooking pots, guns and blankets?
200
These people wanted to tell the tribes about their God.
Who were the missionaries?
200
A brave priest.
Who is Jacques Marquette?
200
My name means "a narrow place between two lakes" in french. It is the perfect location to put a fort to stop the British from expanding their fur trade into the area.
What is Detroit?
200
Chief Pontiac attacked the fort in Detroit because he was not treated well by this group of people.
What is the British?
300
This was scarce in France. This brought the fur traders.
What is beaver fur or pelts?
300
The French reached this peninsula first.
What is the upper peninsula?
300
I settled these two towns in the upper peninsula.
What is Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace?
300
An important natural resource.
What is animals with furs?
300
This activity provided the opportunity needed for the Ojibway to take over Fort Michilimackinac.
What is "The Big Game"?
400
We face these costs when we make choices.
What is opportunity cost?
400
They came to find a way to China. They came to trade furs. They came to tell the tribes about their God.
What are the three reasons the French came here?
400
I kept notes from my travels here.
What is Father Marquette's diary?
400
The first two European women in Michigan.
Who were Marie Cadillac and Anne deTonty
400
This core democratic value means to let people do what they want. Let them be happy as long as it does not bother anyone else.
What is the pursuit of happiness?
500
The French greeting meaning "good day".
What is Bonjour?
500
The water "highway" the French used to head toward Michigan.
What is the St. Lawrence River?
500
A river near Ludington was named in my honor.
What is Pere Marquette?
500
I greatly affected Michigan history when I started Detroit.
Who is Antoine Cadillac?
500
A fur trader born in Haiti and with a French background.