Michigan History

The first Native Americans (that we have evidence for) that lived in Michigan were called the

• Potawatomi

• Odawa

• Hopewell

• Ojibwa

Which tribe did not belong to the Three Fires

• Potawatomi

• Ottawa

• Ojibwa

• Hopewell

Why did American Indians tell traditional stories?

• To teach lessons and pass along history

• They didn't tell stories

• They were only about animals

• Told them once and then never told them again

Which one of the following is an artifact left by the very first American Indians in Michigan

• arrowheads

• books

• photographs

• canoes

Which of the following would be LEAST helpful in learning about the past of a community?

• old photographs of the community

• an old map of the community

• a rock from the time

• a diary written by someone who lived in the community

What was the main reason French explorers FIRST came to the Great Lakes region?

• to build cities

• trying to sail to China to get silk and spices

• wanted to make friends with the American Indians

• wanted to fight the American Indians

Why did the French want to trade with American Indians for beaver furs?

• They wanted to be nice

• They needed to get rid of extra goods like cooking pots

• Beavers were scarce in France and people wanted beaver hats

• There was nothing else they could trade

When did the fur trade between the French and American Indians begin?

• about 100 years ago

• about 50 years ago

• about 400 years ago

• about 1000 years ago

Why did the American Indians agree to trade with the French?

• they were afraid of the French

• they didn't like the beaver fur

• wanted money

• wanted to trade for goods that the French had

What was the main reason the French began to build a lot of forts?

• to keep the Indians from hurting them

• to have a place to live

• to protect against the British who were interested in the fur trade

• to have a place to keep their furs