Michigan History Chapter 4 (and a little Chapter 3) Quiz!

In 1715, French explorers built this fort along the Straits of Mackinac as a trading post for furs-- (a)  

• Fort Michilimackinac
• Fort Pontchartrain
• Fort Detroit
• Fort Flint

Why did the French want to explore the Great Lakes area?

• To find the Northwest Passage

• To trade furs

• To teach Native Americans about God

• All of the above

Different groups of people controlled Michigan at various times.  Which order is correct?

• 1. The Americans
  2. The British
  3.  The French
  4. The Native Americans
• 1.  The Native Americans
  2. The French
  3. The British
  4.  The Americans
• 1.  The Native Americans
  2.  The Americans
  3.  The French
  4.  The British

What is the name of lake #3?

• Erie

• Huron

• Superior

• Michigan

What is the name of lake #1?

• Ontario

• Huron

• Michigan

• Superior

The alliance between the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi was called the

• Group of 3

• Western Confederacy

• Council of 3 Fires

• Hopewell Tradition

1. What was the result of Pontiac’s Rebellion?

• 1. Pontiac and the Natives were defeated horribly, Spain took over most of the lost land

• 1. Britain eliminated the Native threat on the frontier and sold much of the land back to the French

• 1. The British commander was sent home in shame, peace was made, and English set up the Proclamation of 1763

• 1. Removal of the British from the Great Lakes and the Ottawa became the rulers of the Ohio River Valley

Upon exploring Michigan, the French found 3 major groups of Native Americans living here. They called them the Council of Three Fires. The groups included were the:

• Ojibwa/Chippewa

• Kickapoo

• Odawa/Ottawa

• Saginaw

• Potawatomi

Most native Americans in the area that would become Michigan lived in these structures:

• teepees

• wigwams

• hoguns

• stellahs

The first recorded contact between Europeans and Natives of the great Lakes area occurred between 1534 and 1542 when Jacques Cartier of ___________ explored the St. Lawrence River

• Portugal

• New Brunsiwck

• Spain

• France

• England