Meet Michigan-5

In the 1800s, fur trade slowed down. What was Michigan's next big business?

• fishing

• farming

• making cars

• building highways

Which of these are part of our economy?

• businesses and what they make and sell

• animals

• our friends and neighbors

A metal mined in the U.P. is...

• gold

• tin

• copper

A capital resource you need to start a mine is...

• People

• Copper

• Picks and shovels

All copper mines are closed in Michigan. It's too expensive to mine copper in Michigan.

• True

• False

A negative consequence of logging is...

• Everyone had to live in log homes.

• Logging polluted the Great Lakes

• The land was ruined and soil was washed away by rain.

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

• a trade off

• a capital resource

• An incentive

Why did people along the Underground Railroad want to help slaves escape?

• They thought they were treated unfairly.

• They wanted to be famous.

• They had great hiding placing on their property?

• They wanted extra help on their farms.

The Civil War happened...

• before Michigan became a state

• after Michigan became a state

• before the USA was a country

Why were most cities started along rivers or lakes?

• to help sell bottled water to settlers

• people ate a lot of fish

• water power was used in mills and as a power source

• early settlers liked to swim for exercise