Getting To Know MI
What is the capital of Michigan?
Lansing
What is a peninsula
a landmass that is surrounded by water on every side but one
What is the most common NA language spoken in Michigan?
Algonquin
What was one of the reasons the French arrived in North America
find the orient
colonize
christianity
what was Jean Nicolet's claim to fame
cross straits of Mackinac
What is Michigans largest city?
Detroit
Michigan is made up of how many large peninsulas
2
The Huron do not belong to the Algonquin tribe they are a part of a rival tribe known as the
Iroquois
Who was awarded the first fur monopoly in New France
Pierre du Gua
Who was the first European to step into modern Mi
Etienne Brule
What is Michigans nickname?
Greate Lakes State
The Great Lakes and Michigans landscape was carved by
glaciers
What three tribes make up the THREE FIRES CONFEDERACY
Chippewa (Ojibwe)
Potawatomi
Ottawa (Odawa)
What is the name of the river the leads to the great lakes' interior
St. Lawrence River
Who was the most well known Mississippi River traveler
Renee Lasalle
What is the State Reptile?
Painted Turtle
Michigan was what state to join the union
26
In what part of the state would you find the Ottawa nation
NWLP
Who was known as the Father of New France
Samuel de Champlain
What city does the Mississippi River end?
New Orleans
What is the state motto?
If you seek a pleasant peninsula look about you
What is the state tree
white pine
What tribe is known as the KEEPERS OF THE FIRE
Potawatomi
What was Jacques Cartier's claim to fame
Discover the St. Lawrence River
What is the name of the french oarsmen who traveled from trading post to trading post mapping out the new land
voyageurs