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WorksheetsMeet Michigan Chapter 4 Lesson 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What key event must happen before Michigan can become a state?
The French British must start to get along.
The United States has to become a nation.
The British have to leave.
Michigan has to elect a governor.
Why did the people want to be their own country?
They didn't like a king telling them what to do.
They didn't like being told they couldn't move west.
They didn't like paying taxes to the British.
All of the above.
In 1775, the 13 colonies started to fight for their freedom. What was this fight called?
The French and Indian War
The War Against the British
The War Against Taxes
The War for Independence
Liberty is a core democratic value. It means _____________.
to do what you wish as long as it doesn't hurt someone and it's not against the law.
to not have to listen to any government or its leaders.
to do what you want even if it's against the law.
to make your own laws
Michigan was not one of the 13 colonies and most of the fighting was far from here. How were we involved in the war?
Men from MIchigan went to fight in the war.
The British soldiers used Michigan as a base and sent their
soldiers from Detroit and had the tribes help them.
The people in Michigan prayed for the British
Michigan soldiers kept the French out.
What famous American pioneer was captured by the by the tribes?
George Washington
King George III
Antoine Cadillac
Daniel Boone
Why was Fort Michilimackinac moved to Mackinac Island?
There wasn't enough room for all of the soldiers.
The British felt it was too easy to attack where it was.
The island was prettier.
There were more animals to hunt for food on the island.
Although the war ended in 1783 and the colonies were free from British rule, the British didn't leave Michigan until _______.
President Washington told them to in 1785.
they lost a battle in Ohio in 1794 forcing them to leave in 1796.
Michigan became a state in 1837.
they took over Canada.
The people were so proud of General Anthony Wayne and what the soldiers had done that they ___________________.
threw a party in his honor.
made him the Vice President under George Washington.
named the city of Wayne after him.
named Wayne County after him.
The British left behind many ideas we use today. Some of these are __________________________.
the language we speak and some of the customs we follow.
the schools we have today.
the types of horses they used to fight.
how to build forts and protect them from enemies.
