WorksheetsThe French in Michigan
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 3mins
Why did the French Explorers come to Michigan?
they liked to swim in Lake Michigan
to cross the Mackinac Bridge
to see the Sleeping Bear Dunes
they were trying to find a shorter route to China
Why did the French Explorers STAY in Michigan?
to build forts
because they saw there were lots of beavers whose fur they could use for hats in France
to make the British angry
to swim in Lake MIchigan
Who was the FIRST French Explorer to settle in Michigan?
Father Marquette
Mr. Zokoe
Chief Pontiac
Etienne Brule
What was the FIRST French SETTLEMENT in Michigan?
Rockford
Sault Ste. Marie
Mackinac Island
Cannonsburg Elementary
The French built forts to...
to live in
to hide from their parents
to use as trading posts
to protect the fur trade from the British
to keep the beavers out
Fort Ponchartrain became the city of....
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Ponchartrain
Mackinac
The French and Indians started a successful...
kid swap
food trade
canoe-building business
fur trade
The French wanted furs back in France so they hired workers called __________ that took the furs to Canada in canoes (which then were shipped to France)
truck drivers
British soldiers
beavers
voyageurs
When the British wanted in on the fur trade, this made the French...
happy
angry
