Unit 5: Growth in Michigan (After Statehood)

During the 1830s people were rapidly moving to Michigan because of the natural resources they called “green gold”. What was known as “green gold”?

• iron ore

• copper

• lumber

What factor PULLED people to Michigan?

• crop failures

• jobs in mines

• conflict or war

What was a PUSH factor for Dutch people coming to Michigan from Holland?

• to be closer to the Native Americans

• lack of religious freedom

• overcrowding in Holland

Which economic activity is stull important to Michigan today?

• mining

• auto manufacturing

• lumbering

• all of these answers are correct

What was the main PUSH factor for the Irish to move to Michigan from Ireland?

• religious freedom

• a famine happened

• They ran out of farmland.

What are some things that made manufacturing an important economic activity in Michigan?

• lumber

• highways

• iron

• beaver furs

• Great Lakes

Why were the Great Lakes important in mining?

• water from the Great Lakes was used to clean mineral from the mines

• Many mines were located under the Great Lakes

• Great Lakes ships carried minerals from the mine

Which of the following is the most likely reason that towns were developed near farms?

• the townspeople wanted food

• farmers needed goods and services near them

• it provided safety from the Native Americans

Which of the following is the most likely reason that many lumbering camps were located near streams and rivers?

• to easily transport logs to sawmills

• to provide drinking water for the camp

• to travel by canoe from camp to camp

Why isn't copper mined in Michigan anymore?

• The copper is very deep in mines so it is very expensive to mine it.

• There is no copper left in Michigan

• Copper is not used to make things anymore