Chapter 2 Meet Michigan

What are some of the names we use for the first people to live in MIchigan.

• Europeans and Indians

• Native Americans and Indians

• Americans and Europeans

• French and British

The Hopewell people were Native Americans. They lived in Michigan and several other states a long time ago. What is one unusual thing the Hopewell did that we can still see in a few places?

• Indian mounds to bury the dead

• Wooden monuments for battles

• Huge bonfire pits for celebrations

• Manmade lakes

What do we call old things (like arrowheads, old bones, old pots) from long ago?

• Treasure

• Artifacts

• Garbage

• Mystery items

What does it mean to modify the environment.

• Keep it the same - never change anything

• Change - cut down trees; set up trails

Historians have found many things in Michigan's Hopewell mounds. Some of these items came from far away. What conclusion can we draw from this?

• aliens brought things

• they stole the items

• they migrated to far away places

Which one is NOT a reason people from long ago moved from one place to another?

• Food

• Sickness

• War

• School

What are some reasons people move today?

• school, money, job

• food, sickness, war

What does the word "migrate" mean?

• doing a happy dance

• enjoying nature

• move place to place

• changing the environment

What is one word in Native American language the Hopewells may have called themselves?

• Huron

• Michigan

• Iroquois

• Anishnabeg

What tribes were part of the Three Fires?

• Huron, Menominee, Ojibway

• Odawa, Ojibway, Potawatomi

• English, French, Spanish