Michigan History

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Who discovered "The New World' that is now known as North and South America?

• Leif Erikson
• Marco Polo
• Christopher Columbus
• Amerigo Vespucci

What is a historian?

• A professional athlete who competes in historical sports
• A chef who specializes in making historical recipes
• A scientist who studies the history of the Earth
• A person who studies and writes about the past

What were the 3 main Native American tribes called that lived in and around Michigan before Europeans arrived?

• Cherokee, Sioux, and Apache
• Iroquois, Seminole, and Navajo
• Comanche, Blackfoot, and Crow
• Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi

What was Christopher Columbus searching for?

• A western sea route to Asia
• The Lost City of Atlantis
• The Fountain of Youth
• The North Pole

The French explorers did not find a route to Asia, but what did they find instead?

• Mexico
• Beaver furs which could be traded for goods

• Australia
• Brazil

What were voyagers?

• Farmers
• Astronauts
• Chefs
• Travelers or explorers

The French were mostly respectful of Native American tribes, so why did some tribes fight with the British?

• The British tricked the Native American tribes

• The French mistreated the Native American tribes
• The British offered better trade deals
• The Native American tribes were more violent

When the British tried to control the fur trade, the French did not want to give it up, what war was started because of this?

• War of 1812
• American Revolution War
• Mexican-American War
• French and Indian War

When the British defeated the French, the British taxed the American colonies more and more. What war was started because of this?

• French and Indian War
• World War II
• American Revolutionary War
• Civil War