Social Studies - Michigan Chapter 4

Question 1

What key event had to happen before Michigan became a state?
A. Canada had to become a nation.
B. France had to become a nation.
C. The United States had to become a nation.

Answer 1

C. The United States had to become a nation.

Question 2

Who did not leave Michigan after the War for Independence?
A. British
B. Spanish
C. French

Answer 2

A. British

Question 3

An American General named Anthony _____ and his soldiers forced the British to leave.
A. Gladwin
B. Wayne
C. Detroit

Answer 3

B. Wayne

Question 4

Today, the Michigan _____ with the most people is named after the general that forced the British to leave.
A. city
B. township
C. county

Answer 4

C. county

Question 5

Put these events in order… they happened in 1760, 1775, 1783, and 1796.
A. The British leave Michigan
B. The British take Michigan from the French.
C The War for Independence starts.
D. The United States begins as a nation.

Answer 5

B. The British take Michigan from the French (1760).
C. The War for Independence starts (1775).
D. The United States begins as a nation (1783).
A. The British leave Michigan (1796).

Question 6

Another war started in 1812. During this war, General Hull gave up the Michigan city of _____.
A. Gladwin
B. Lansing
C. Detroit

Answer 6

C. Detroit

Question 7

True or False: Tecumseh was happy with the idea of making treaties and selling his tribe’s land.

Answer 7

false

Question 8

Only one big battle has been fought in Michigan. This was near Monroe. In which war did the battle occur?
A. The War of 1812
B. The War for Independence
C. The French and Indian War

Answer 8

A. The War of 1812

Question 9

Mrs. LaFramboise traded for furs. They were sold in Europe.

She was _____ .

1. an entrepreneur
2. a capital resource

Her furs were _____ .
A. exports
B. imports
C. natural resources

Answer 9

1. She was an entrepreneur.

B. Her furs were exports.

Question 10

Madeline LaFramboise gave _____ while she traded furs, as an incentive to buy.
A. birthday gifts
B. money back
C. credit

Answer 10

C. credit

Question 11

What does giving “credit” mean?

Answer 11

being able to buy now and pay later

Question 12

Entrepreneurs take risks to hopefully make a profit. What is a profit?

Answer 12

getting more money than they spent

Question 13

What is the reason that many people moved to Michigan in the 1800’s?
A. To see the Mackinac Bridge
B. Land was scarce in the East and it was cheap in Michigan.
C. To hunt and fish while on vacation

Answer 13

B. for cheap land

Question 14

What year did Michigan become a state?

Answer 14

1837

Question 15

Put these events in order from earliest to last:
A. Michigan became a state.
B. The Erie Canal was built.
C. Over 60,000 settlers came here.

Answer 15

B. The Erie Canal was built
C. Over 60,000 settlers came here.
A. Michigan became a state.

Question 16

Michigan is in which region of the United States?

1. The East
2. The South
3. The Midwest

Answer 16

3. The Midwest

Question 17

Many settlers were farmers. Before they could plant crops, they had to modify the environment by _____.
A. building rivers to take water to the crops
B. moving giant boulders
C. cutting down thousands of trees

Answer 17

C. cutting down thousands of trees

Question 18

Before Michigan could become a state, which of these had to happen?
A. The Northwest Ordinance became law. 125, 000 people had to live here.
B. It became a territory. 60,000 people had to live here. Congress had to say okay.
C. It became a territory. Many roads and towns were built. The governor had to say okay, not Congress.

Answer 18

B. territory with 60,000 people, approved by Congress

Question 19

What did we gain by trading the Toledo Strip?

Answer 19

The rest of the Upper Peninsula became a part of Michigan.

Question 20

Think about your Venn diagram….
The tribes and the new settlers used the land in different ways.

Give TWO ways only the tribes used the land.

Answer 20

The tribes....
shared the land.
lived wherever they wanted.
hunted wherever they wanted.
moved wherever they wanted.

Question 21

Think about your Venn diagram….
The tribes and the new settlers used the land in different ways.

Give TWO ways only the settlers used the land.

Answer 21

Settlers...
cut down many trees.
built roads.
started farms.
 started towns.
owned areas of land.

Question 22

Think about your Venn diagram….
The tribes and the new settlers used the land in different ways.

Give TWO ways they BOTH used the land.

Answer 22

Both the tribes and the settlers...
hunted. 
fished.
put their homes on it.
planted crops.