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Europeans in Early Michigan Test

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One of the seven large land masses on Earth is called a...

a)

Continent

b)

Country

c)

Ocean

d)

Land

2.

A _________ is a place to trade goods for supplies

a)

Walmart

b)

Trading post

c)

Frontier

d)

Continent

3.

The shipping route that made it easier to travel to Michigan and brought the first Europeans to Michigan is called the..

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Grand River

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Clark Lake

4.

A _______ is a building/ land that is protected by a tall wall.

a)

Fort

b)

Explorer

c)

Revolution

d)

Fence

5.

Money paid to support the government are called...

a)

Barter

b)

Checks

c)

A credit card

d)

Taxes

6.

The people who moved furs throughout the Great Lakes region and traveled long hours in canoes are called..

a)

Explorers

b)

Voyageurs

c)

Native Americans

d)

Missionaries

7.

When you don't have enough resources you have _________. (hint: The French had this because they ran out of beavers)

a)

A problem

b)

Revolution

c)

Scarcity

d)

Alliance

8.

An __________ is someone who travels in order to discover something.

a)

Missionary

b)

Voyageurs

c)

Explorer

d)

Architect

9.

Someone who travels to a new place to teach their religion is called a _____________. (Hint: Father Marquette was one)

a)

Priest

b)

Voyageur

c)

Explorer

d)

Missionary

10.

______ is land owned by another country.

a)

Fort

b)

Trading Post

c)

Territory

d)

Continent

11.

The far edge of a country where people are beginning to settle is called a ________.

a)

City

b)

Frontier

c)

Fort

d)

Territory

12.

An agreement or friendship is called an _________. (hint: The French and Native Americans had this)

a)

Relationship

b)

Scarcity

c)

Alliance

d)

Team

13.

The United States was created because of a ___________. This is when the government is overthrown.

a)

Scarcity

b)

Revolution

c)

Continent

d)

Argument

14.

To trade goods without money is called ________

a)

Trading

b)

Shopping

c)

Barter

d)

Taxes

15.

This person lead the attack on the British fort at Detroit.

a)

Chief Pontiac

b)

Etienne Brule

c)

Antoine Cadilac

d)

George Washington

16.

This person was the first Frenchman in Michigan.

a)

Antoine Cadillac

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Father Marquette

d)

Etienne Brule

17.

This person was a missionary who started Michigan's first 2 towns.

a)

Antoine Cadillac

b)

Etienne Brule

c)

Father Marquette

d)

Chief Pontiac

18.

This person was a French commander who founded the city of Detroit when he build a fort there.

a)

Chief Pontiac

b)

Antoine Cadillac

c)

George Washington

d)

Father Marquette

19.

What event happened FIRST in the fur trade?

a)

The British became interested too and came to Michigan.

b)

The fur trade began between the Indians and French

c)

French explorers were looking for a route to China

d)

The explorers explored the Great Lakes region

20.

What is the correct order of people living in Michigan?

a)

The British, the French, and then the Native Americans

b)

The French, the Native Americans, and then the British

c)

The British, the Native Americans, and then the French

d)

The Native Americans, the French, and then The British

21.

True or False:

The American Revolution came BEFORE the French and Indian War

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Why did the French want to trade with American Indians for beaver furs?

a)

They wanted to be nice to the American Indians

b)

They wanted to get rid of their extra goods like cooking pots

c)

They didn't have anything else they wanted

d)

There were few beaver furs in France and they needed them for hats

23.

True or False:

The fur trade between the French and American Indians was about 800 years ago

a)

True

b)

False

24.

When did the fur trade between the American Indians and French begin?

a)

About 400 years ago

b)

About 800 years ago

c)

About 1000 years ago

d)

About 100 years ago

25.

What was the MAIN reason the British and French fought in a war?

a)

The American Indians made them fight

b)

The French didn't like the British King

c)

They both wanted to control the fur trade

d)

They both wanted to explore the Great Lakes region

26.

Why did the French begin to build forts around the Great Lakes region?

a)

To keep the American Indians out

b)

To protect against the British who were interested in the fur trade

c)

To keep the other French traders out

d)

To have a place to live

27.

The French and Indian War was fought from 1754 to _______.

a)

1755

b)

1843

c)

1763

d)

1800

28.

The French and Indian War was between the French and the..._______.

a)

Americans

b)

British

c)

Native Americans

d)

The Spanish

29.

True or False:

After France lost the war the British became in control of the fur trade.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What did the Proclamation of 1763 give Native Americans?

a)

They got the fur trade back

b)

They didn't get anything

c)

They got the land west of the Appalachian Mountains

31.

Chief Pontiac worked with the French and the British. What was the main reason for the conflict he had with the British?

a)

He was able to trade with the French, but the British used their power to take away the Native American's land.

b)

The French made him attack the British because they were angry.

c)

There was no reason because the British were very kind to the Native Americans

32.

At which fort did the Native Americans play a game of Lacrosse in front of the fort before they launched their successful attack against the British? (This attack was called Pontiac's Rebellion)

a)

Fort Detroit

b)

Fort Pontiac

c)

St. Ignace

d)

Fort Michilimackinac

33.

True of False:

The Spanish helped the colonists win the American Revolution

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The colonists made an official declaration of war when they wrote the _____________

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

A friendly letter to the British

d)

A poem to the king

35.

Which of the following is a reason that the French came to Michigan.

a)

To meet the Native Americans

b)

To explore rivers

c)

To find better tasting food

d)

To trade for beaver fur

36.

Select all three reasons that the French came to Michigan

a)

They were looking for China

b)

They wanted to meet the Native Americans

c)

They wanted to teach about their faith

d)

To trade beaver fur

37.

After the American Revolution the British had to give up their _____

a)

Boats

b)

Land

c)

Military

d)

Money

38.

The British stayed at Fort Mackinac until what year?

a)

1890

b)

They're still there

c)

1700

d)

1796

39.

After the Revolution, the Americans started moving to land _____________ .

a)

South of Michigan

b)

In Europe

c)

West of the Appalachian

d)

North to Canada