SW Week 20: Immigration and Migration in Michigan

By 1600, an estimated __________ Anishinaabek lived in present-day Michigan.

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 300,000

• 500,000

The first European to explore Michigan was _____________.

• Etienne Brule

• Robert Sieur de La Salle

• Jean Nicolet

• George Washington

When was the first permanent settlement established in Michigan?

• 1608

• 1668

• 1701

• 1708

Who established the first permanent settlement in Michigan?

• Antonie de la Cadillac

• Jean Nicolet

• Rene-Robert Cavelier

• Father Jacques Marquette

In 1820, the population of the Michigan territory was less than _________ people.

• 1,000

• 5,000

• 10,000

• 15,000

How many immigrants moved to Michigan between 1860 and 1900?

• 500,000

• 700,000

• 1,000,000

• 2,000,000

Immigrants from Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Finland settled in Michigan to work in the ___________ industry.

• mining

• agriculture

• lumber

• tourism

What was "Michigan Fever?"

• A time period when lots of people moved to Michigan for economic opportunities.

• A deadly disease that spread only through Michigan a long time ago.

• A season of excessively hot weather that happens once in awhile in Michigan.

Which Native American Tribes lived in Michigan before European exploration?

• Pueblo

• Odawa

• Potowatomi

• Ojibwe

• Iroquois

True or False: Some of the main reasons the French wanted to explore Michigan were to claim land and expand trade.

• TRUE

• FALSE