WorksheetsMichigan History
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
Why did the French want to explore the Great Lakes? (a)
What is the capital of Michigan? (a)
Who invented the assembly line?
Ford
Buick
Olds
Tesla
Which city is famous for making guitars? (a)
Which city is famous for making breakfast cereal?
Battle Creek
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Kalamazoo
Which is a negative consequence of the logging industry? (a)
Who won the Toledo Strip
No one
Michigan
Ohio
None of the Above
What two minerals were found in the Upper Peninsula?
Salt and Limestone
Limestone and Copper
Iron Ore and Copper
Iron Ore and Salt
Why did the French come to Michigan? (a)
What happened after the French lost control to the British?
They became friends.
The British took control of the fur trade.
The French moved to California.
In 1715, French explorers built this fort as a trading post for furs-- (a)
Which state is unique because it is the only state made of two large peninsulas?
Wisconsin
California
Iowa
Michigan
What is a peninsula?
A island in the middle of the oceans
A multitude of Calderas
A portion of land nearly surrounded by water
Tectonic plates, that have swtich from a convergent plate movement to transform plate movement
Michigan is in the center of several bodies of? (a)
which are the great lakes
Heron
Michigan
Ontario
Erie
Superior
Torch
Elk
Higgins
Glen
Gull
Bella Vista
Silver
Sunfish
Bostwick
Muskrat
Big Star
Sand
Whitefish
Green
Emmons
The Great Lakes hold what percentage of the world's freshwater supply (a)
Michigan is what percent land?
20%
40%
60%
78%
What % of Michigan is water?
20%
40%
33%
28%
What did Ohio and Michigan win in the Toledo War?
Michigan, Toledo Strip
Ohio, Nothing
Michigan, Toledo Strip
Ohio, Upper Peninsula
Michigan, Upper Peninsula
Ohio, Toledo Strip
What does the word Michigan come from and what does it mean?
Michiganders meaning great or big lake
Native Americans meaning tons of water
Native Americans meaning great or big lake
Native Americans meaning gorgeous land
What are the 3 largest cities in Michigan listed in order? (a)
How did the iron ore that we mine today get there?
Michigan was once covered by salt water sea containing iron that settled at the bottom
Volcanoes that were once covering Michigan
Iron left behind from glaciers as they were melting away
There has always been iron in Michigan
What 3 minerals built up over time from a smaller sea in the Lower Peninsula?
Lime
Copper
Salt
Gypsum
Sandstone
Fort Michilimackinac was built to be a
Town
Living Area for Native Americans
Trading Post
Why were the British jealous of the French?
They wanted to live in France
They had better boats
They wanted to trade
They wanted to live in Michigan
How did the Erie Canal help Michigan become a state?
It was cool
It was expensive to build
Easier way to travel to Michigan
What steps did the pioneers have to take in order to build their homes once they were in Michigan?
They lived in wigwams.
They had to buy house materials at the store.
They had to cut down trees to make logs to build their houses.
Why was the Erie Canal so helpful to Michigan's population?
People liked how it looked.
It was faster and safer to get to Detroit from New York.
People would swim all the way to Michigan from New York.
Michigan's capitol is located in what city? (a)
Why did the French want to explore the Great Lakes?
To find the Northwest Passage
To trade furs
To teach Native Americans about God
All of the above
What was a negative consequence of Michigan logging?
people made a lot of money
too many people moved to Michigan
people were able to build homes
no new trees were planted and erosion was a problem
What do you call the human resources who cut down trees?
cant hooks
lumberjacks
saws and axes
Greenhorns
What were the two improvements that made it easier to lumber?
horse and oxen to pull the wagons
Big Wheels and logging railroads
Giant saws and big axes
Steam ships and the Erie Canal
Why were rivers so important to lumbering?
Frozen rivers were used to slide logs.
Rivers were used to clean the logs.
Rivers were used to float the logs to the saw mill.
Lumberjacks used the rivers for fishing.
What is an example of conservation?
Cutting down trees without replanting
Replanting trees once they have been cut
Throwing your plastic in the recycle bin
Not starting forest fires
What year did Michigan become a state?
1937
1889
1776
1837
Who were the first people in Michigan? (a)
The Erie Canal
started in the state of Vermont
connected to the Pacific Ocean
helped bring settlers to Michigan
was a roadway for cars
What piece of territory caused conflict between Michigan and Ohio?
Detroit
The Toledo Strip
The capitol of Michigan
What is a pioneer?
a person who goes to a new area to settle
a person who vacations in a new area
An explorer who travels the world
Michigan made a compromise and gave up:
Detroit
its constitution
the Toledo Strip
Stevens T. Mason
Michigan made a compromise and gained:
Lake Michigan
the Upper Peninsula
Ohio
60,000 people
Which one was a requirement for becoming a state?
At least 60,000 people
Write a constitution
Boundaries outlining the land
All of the above
Choose 3 Michigan natural resources
iron
copper
oil
lumber
Name three examples of primary sources.
photo
pizza
letter or diary or journal
artifact
Match:
Henry Ford
Began the first automobile company in Michigan.
Name of the Michigan regiment that found in the Battle of Gettysburg.
Organized the first Underground Railroad in Michigan
Introduced production methods that helped make autos more quickly and cheaply.
assembly line
Process of making large numbers of one product quickly.
Workers and machines are arranged so that each worker has one job.
The first factory that made "Blow-Pop" candy.
mass production
Process of making large numbers of one product quickly.
Workers and machines are arranged so that each worker has one job.
The first factory that made "Blow-Pop" candy.
Michigan Indians lived in wigwams because of the plentiful resources of (a)
What can you say about where the tribes were located in Michigan?
The tribles mostly settled close to water.
The tribes settled close to the Mississippi River.
The tribes settled in the mountains.
The tribes settled close to the desert areas.
2. The British
3. The French
4. The Native Americans
2. The French
3. The British
4. The Americans
2. The Americans
3. The French
4. The British
What some ways Michigan Native Americans used to their environment? (Choose 2)
Used trees from things like canoes, maple syrup, and housing materials
Used the ocean to catch sharks for food
Used the lakes and rivers for travel
Used coconuts from palm trees as food
What are some ways Michigan Native Americans adapted to their environment? (Choose 2)
Dug deep holes for water
Moved their villages with the seasons
Ate berries and nuts from trees
Fished for things like sharks and stingrays for food
Which lake is the largest, coldest, and the deepest of the five Great Lakes? (a)
Which lake is the warmest and shallowest of the five Great Lakes?
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Huron
Which lake is the smallest of the five Great Lakes?
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior
How many different species of fish do the Great Lakes have?
2,500
25,000
250
25
How many bands (groups) of Native Peoples have occupied (lived) the Great Lakes throughout the history?
12,000
120
120,000
12
How many lakes are the Great Lakes have? (a)
What name of lake #2? (a)
What name of lake #4?
Erie
Ontario
Superior
Michigan
What name of lake #1?
Ontario
Huron
Michigan
Superior
What name of lake #3?
Erie
Huron
Superior
Michigan
What name of lake #5?
Erie
Michigan
Ontario
Huron
A house made of wood and birchbark. (a)
A contract negotiated between representatives of the US (or other government) and one or more Indian tribes. (a)
