Native Americans
What are the stories called that Native Americans pass down to their children?
Legends
What are the 2 minerals that were mined in the Upper Penninsula?
Copper and Iron
What are the 3 LEVELS of government?
Local, State, Federal
Why did farmers want to move to Michigan?
Michigan had good soil
What does adapting to the environment mean?
People making changes to themselves to fit their environment.
How did Native Americans and Europeans help each other?
They traded goods
How many Great Lakes does Michigan border?
4 of them: Michigan does not border Lake Ontario
What is the job of the executive branch?
Enforce laws
Why did the French come to Michigan?
They wanted beaver furs
What does modifying the environment mean?
Change the environment to fit the needs of people
Describe the relationship the Native Americans had with the French and the British
French: Positive
British: Negative
Name 3 different kinds of landforms found in Michigan
Mountains, Sand Dunes, Waterfalls, Islands, Peninsulas
What is the job of the legislative branch AND what 2 groups of people make up this branch?
Make laws - The House of Representatives and the Senate
Why did the British want to take control over Michigan from the French?
They wanted control of the fur trade with the Native Americans, they won control of the land from the French and Indian War
Give an example of how people could have modified their environment in Michigan
Cut down trees to plant crops, Hunted for beaver furs and for food
Why did the tribes of the Three Fires get along so well?
What type of resources did people look for when deciding where to live? (2 answers)
Water and good farming land
What is the job of the judicial branch AND what is the highest court in the United States called?
Interpret laws - Supreme Court
After we had enough people and made a constitution, what did we have to do in order to become a state?
Solve the Toledo Strip problem: A strip of land was claimed by both Michigan and Ohio at the time. Both people wanted the land and almost caused a war over it. Congress stepped in and offered Michigan statehood as well as the Western part of the Upper Peninsula if they forfeited the Toledo Strip to Ohio.
True or False: Every person adapts to and modifies their environment in the same way, no matter where they live
False: Environments and needs are different!
Name the 3 tribes that are part of the Three Fires
Chippewa (Ojibway), Potawatomi, Ottawa (Odawa)
Give one reason why the automobile industry was so important for the economy
Brought people to Michigan because they were looking for jobs
What are "checks and balances" in the U.S. government?
Each branch has checks on the other branches to keep each branch from becoming too powerful.
What canal helped Michigan grow because it provided quick and easy access to Detroit?
Erie canal
Give an example of how people could have adapted to their environment in Michigan
Adapted their diet for resources that were available