Michigan History

Which of the following is a primary source?

• diary

• textbook

• biography

Why did the French come to Michigan?

• They were bored.

• They wanted water.

• They wanted beaver furs.

What happened after the French lost control to the British?

• They became friends.

• The British took control of the fur trade.

• The French moved to California.

How did pioneers first travel to Michigan?

• wagons

• planes

• trains

Which of the following is a secondary source?

• textbook

• autobiography

• video recording

The People of the Three Fires were...

• The French, British, and Spanish

• The Hopewell and Huron Tribes

• The Odawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Tribes

A story from long ago that is passed down over time is called a...

• movie

• legend

• book

Original surveys said that Michigan land was...

• full of fields and people

• already full of houses and farms

• not good for farming

The people who moved furs around the Great Lakes region were...

• voyageurs

• Native Americans

• missionaries

A person who studies what happens in the past is called a...

• economist

• lumber jack

• historian