Social Studies - Michigan Chapter 3 Flashcards
Britain and France are countries in Europe. Where is Europe?
a. It is to the east. It is across the Atlantic Ocean.
b. It is to the west. It is across the Atlantic Ocean.
c. It is just south of Michigan.
a. to the east, across the Atlantic Ocean
People from France first came to Michigan long ago. When was that?
a. They started to come here in the 1200s.
b. They started to come here in the 1600s.
c. They started to come here in the 1900s.
b. 1600s.
People from France came here to Michigan to trade with the tribes because _____ was scarce in France.
metal cooking pots beaver guns
beaver
When you trade or buy, you cannot have everything. There is a name for your second choice (the thing you did not get). It is called your…
a. trade off
b. profit margin
c. opportunity cost
c. opportunity cost
How did the French usually travel? They used…
a. canoes and ships on rivers and lakes
b. wagons on roads and highways
c. railroads and trains
a. canoes and ships
Historians like to use things written by people long ago. Father Marquette’s diary can be a _____ source.
primary secondary third person
primary
The first town in Michigan started by a European was S_____ _____ _____.
Sault Ste. Marie
Father Marquette helped explore this non-Michigan river. The French felt it would be a way to China.
a. the St. Lawrence
b. the Mississippi
c. the Nile
b. the Mississippi River
The city of Detroit was started by the French to …
a. help send more priests to visit the tribes.
b. help sell water to states where it was scarce.
c. help control the Great Lakes and the fur trade.
c. help control the Great Lakes
The French and the tribes interacted in many ways. Which answer is best?
a. They traded furs. French priests shared their religion.
b. The French helped the tribes build roads and schools.
c. The tribes taught the French about reading and writing.
a. They traded furs and the French priests shared their religion.
In 1763, the tribes were upset. One of their leaders fought back. _____ started a rebellion against the British.
a. Marquette
b. Au Sable
c. Pontiac
c. Pontiac
The Proclamation of 1763 allowed the ____ to pursue their happiness, by keeping the settlers east of the Appalachian Mountains.
tribes French
tribes
For the settlers to pursue their happiness, they wanted to
a. stay in the cities
b. have more land and start farms
c. go back to France
b. have more land and start farms
It was ____ for BOTH the tribes and Europeans to pursue their happiness at the same time.
easy hard fun
hard
_____ is a natural resource that attracted the French to come to Michigan. They traded for this natural resource.
fish gold beavers
beavers
