French and British in Michigan

Why did the French come to Michigan?

• To learn from the Native American Tribes

• To trade with the Native American Tribes

• To teach the Native American Tribes

• To vacation in Michigan

How did the French treat the Native American Tribes?

• With hostility and violence

• With indifference

• With respect and as trading partners

• They ignored the Native American Tribes

What did the French and British learn or gain from being in Michigan?

• They gained new technologies

• They learned farming techniques

• They gained wealth from fur trading

• They learned new languages

How did the British treat the Native American Tribes?

• With respect and equality

• Poorly, with aggression and violence

• Indifferently, without much interaction

• As trading partners

What did the French need from the Native Americans to help them in Michigan?

• Canoes

• Guides

• Beaver pelts

• Language lessons

What was one of the ways the French tried to strengthen relationships with the Native American Tribes?

• By trading canoes

• By learning the government of the Native Americans

• By marrying women from the Native American Tribes

• By acting as guides for the Native Americans

Why did the British come to Michigan?

• To establish a new government

• To find gold

• For land and the total control of the fur trade

• To build a new city

What did the British demand from the Native Americans in Michigan?

• To adopt British culture

• To follow the laws of the British King

• To form an alliance against other European powers

• To teach them native farming techniques

What was the British policy towards trade with the Native Americans in Michigan?

• They encouraged free trade with the Native Americans

• They only allowed trade at designated trading posts

• They wanted to stop the trade unless it was inside British forts

• They imposed heavy taxes on all trade with the Native Americans

What did the British want to use as a weapon of war to get rid of the Native Americans?

• Firearms

• Trained animals

• Diseases

• Psychological warfare