Social Studies -- Michigan Chapter 5

Question 1

Which of the following is part of our economy?

a. businesses and what they make and sell
b. men and women workers and what they earn
c. consumers and what they buy
d. all of the above

Answer 1

d. all of the above

Question 2

Capital resources are tools, machines, and equipment used in a business. Name two capital resources you would need to start a mine.

Answer 2

picks
shovels
ore cars
pumps

Question 3

Logging became big business here. Why?

Answer 3

Michigan had many trees. Other places had few trees.

Question 4

In the 1800s, the fur trade slowed down. Michigan’s next big business was:

a. making cars
b. fishing
c. building highways
d. farming

Answer 4

d. farming

Question 5

What two metals were mined in the Upper Peninsula?

Answer 5

copper

iron

Question 6

Today, all copper mines are (open, closed).

It is too (expensive, cheap) to mine Michigan copper.

Answer 6

closed

expensive

Question 7

What was one of the negative consequences of logging in Michigan?

Answer 7

• loggers didn’t plant new trees
• the land was ruined because without trees, the wind and rain washed away the soil
• the birds and animals had no homes

Question 8

Which is true about the Soo Locks?

a. Lake Superior and Lake Huron were NOT connected.
b. The Soo Locks were built to help ships and cargoes reach Canada. This was not possible before.
c. Lake Superior is higher than Lake Huron. That is why the Soo Locks were built. They help ships move cargoes between those lakes.

Answer 8

c.

Question 9

The company that built the Soo Locks was given much land for its work. This land was…

a. a trade off
b. a capital resource
c. an incentive

Answer 9

c. an incentive

Question 10

People along the Underground Railroad helped escaped slaves because they felt slavery was:

a. right
b. wrong

Answer 10

b. wrong

Question 11

The main reason for an entrepreneur to build a plank road is to make a (road, profit) by meeting the needs of (people, nature).

Answer 11

profit

people

Question 12

The Civil War happened _____ Michigan became a state.

a. before
b. after

Answer 12

b. after

Question 13

Most Michigan cities were started along rivers or on lakes because:

a. Fish were an important food in those days.
b. This helped them sell bottled water to settlers
c. Water power was used for gristmills, sawmills, and factories.

Answer 13

c. Water power

Question 14

Between 1890 and 1910, a big new idea for a product happened in Battle Creek. The product was:

a. Copper
b. Pizza
c. Breakfast cereal

Answer 14

c. Breakfast cereal

Question 15

What was Henry Ford’s big idea about the kind of car he should make?

Answer 15

He wanted to make a car that anyone could afford.

Question 16

Which is true about labor unions?

a. Companies started unions. Unions helped teach workers how to do their jobs better.
b. Workers started unions. This was in the 1930s. Those were hard times. Workers wanted better working conditions and higher pay.
c. Most unions were started in the 1800s. They were started to help workers meet new friends. They had picnics and dances.

Answer 16

b. Workers started unions in the 1930s for better working conditions and higher pay.

Question 17

In the 1830s and 1840s, how did most people in our state make a living when they were new settlers?

a. fur trading
b. farming
c. making cars

Answer 17

b. farming

Question 18

Many Michigan cities were started where _____. Saginaw & Houghton are examples.

a. Many people landed in boats.
b. They are near natural resources.
c. The leaves are the most colorful in the fall.

Answer 18

b. near natural resources

Many Michigan cities were started where they are to be near natural resources, like Saginaw and Houghton.