Chapter 2: Michigan's First People

What was unusual abut the Hopewell People?

• A. They lived in Michigan

• B. They lived in Wigwams

• C. They buried their dead in mounds

Many people believe the ancestors of the first Michigan people came from_____________.

• A. Asia

• B. South America

• C. Africa

3. About how long ago did the first people reach Michigan?

• A. Between 100,000 and 200,000 years ago

• B. Between 11,000 and 12,000 years ago

• C. Between 100 and 500 years ago

The people we call Ojibwa used this name for themselves

• A. Wigwamians

• B. Ottawa

• C. Anishnabek or Anishnabeg

About how many people lived in Michigan long ago, when the tribes lived here by themselves?

• A. 35,000 to 45,000

• B. 100,000 to 200,000

• C, 10 million to 12 million

The Ottawa have little food left this winter. Which is true?

• A. The food they haves tastes better

• B. Food is scarce

• C. Food is plentiful

Which tribes are in the Three Fires group?

• A. Iroquois, Huron, Ojibwa

• B. Miami, Menominee, Marquette

• C. Potawatomi, Ojibwa, Ottawa

The Potawatomi, Ojibwa and Ottawa lived in ___________.

• A. Tepees or teepees

• B. Longhouses

• C. Wigwams

Which tribe did more farming and lived in the southern Lower Peninsula?

• A. Ojibwa

• B. Potawatomi

• C. Menominee

In most tribes, the men did these jobs.

• A. Cared for the crops, cooked food and made containers

• B. Hunted, fished and made arrowheads from stone

• C. Made flour from corn and carried water to the village