Early history of Michigan
When did the fur trade between the French and American Indians began.
400 years ago.
The study of places.
What is geography?
How many colonies were there?
Thirteen.
Tax the colonies.
Who quoted the infamous saying, "Give me liberty or give me death!"?
Patrick Henry
What was the main reason the French began to build a lot of forts?
To protect against the British who were interested in the fur trade.
Things that were not made by humans.
What are natural characteristics?
When did the colonies grow?
In the 1600's and 1700's.
Who competed over control of the Ohio River Valley?
France and England.
What were the British soldiers also known as and where did they sneak into?
The Redcoats and they sneaked into Boston.
What was life like for early pioneers in Michigan?
difficult.
Land surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
A religious group that wanted to reform the church in England.
Who were the puritans.
Who took control over the fur trade in the heart of North America?
Indians.
Many colonists spoke against this king and Britain on November of 1775.
King George III.
Why did the people of Michigan want more people to come live in Michigan?
They wanted enough people, in order to become a state.
When people change the environment to fit them.
What is modifying the environment?
What day was considered the "sabbath" for the puritans?
Sunday.
Who proposed the Albany Plan of Union?
Benjamin Franklin.
What was the first part of the Declaration of Independence?
Basic Rights.
People assumed that Michigan was a swamp with very little to no farmland.
Show characteristics of an area such as landforms, climate, or forests.
Produce that was sold for money in the world market.
What are cash crops?
What was placed on the colonists for dumping the tea into the harbor?
The intolerable acts.
Who is known as the traitor who switched over to the British army?
Benedict Arnold.