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WorksheetsMichigan's Road to Statehood
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
A human-made river is called a...
lake
canal
migration
ocean
Things that make people move out of a place are called..
push factor
pull factor
settlers
government
Things that bring people in to a new place are called..
pull factors
push factors
population
constitution
A person who moves to a new place and intends to stay there is a...
territory
soldier
settler
governor
A___ is a written plan of government that a territory needed before becoming an official state.
governor
declaration
letter
constitution
A ___ is an area of land that was not a state.
city
town
territory
country
A ___ is mapping, measuring, and describing an area of land.
survey
census
settler
treaty
A ___ is an agreement between two or more nations.
constitution
treaty
survey
governor
The leader of a territory of state is called a....
president
governor
mayor
principal
A boat that is powered by steam is called a....
steamboat
canal
sailboat
mule
The number of people living in an area is called...
migration
territory
treaty
population
What country did we fight in the War of 1812?
the Southern States
Ohio
Great Britain
France
Original surveys said that Michigan land was...
full of houses and farms.
swampy and not good for farming.
good for farming.
full of flat land without any trees.
The Northwest Ordinance stated that a state could become an official state as soon as it had a population of ___ people.
60,000
100,000
25,000
1 million
The Battle of ___ was one of the most tragic battles of the War of 1812.
River Raisin
Fort Mackinac
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
How many states were eventually created out of the Northwest Territory?
13
5
3
50
Which was the first state to become an official state from the Northwest Territory?
Wisconsin
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Michigan gained ___after the Toledo War.
The Upper Peninsula
Jackson
Detroit
Toledo
Where was Michigan's first capital located?
Lansing
Jackson
Detroit
Mason
Flatboats on the Erie Canal were pulled by...
people
a team of dogs
horses or mules
nothing
As Michigan's fur trade began to slow down, the U.S. government began to pressure the Native Americans to....
go and find more beavers
sign treaties and give up their land
leave Michigan and move to Great Britain
help the pioneers clear the land and build log cabins
What year did Michigan become a state?
1837
1805
1826
1776
True or False: The British did not give weapons to the Native Americans to fight the Americans.
True
False
True or False: Detroit was the only U.S. city to be surrendered to a foreign country.
True
False
True or False: Before Michigan could become a state; they fought with Wisconsin over the land called the Upper Peninsula.
True
False
True or False: Not very many pioneers came to Michigan by the Erie Canal.
True
False
True or False: At first, Michigan was very disappointed to get the Upper Peninsula after the Toledo War.
True
False
True or False: Michigan became its own territory in 1805.
True
False
True or False: The Erie Canal opened in 1820.
True
False
True or False: Pioneers could make it 30 miles a day traveling by horse and wagon.
True
False
How many miles a day could pioneers travel with a horse and wagon?
2 miles
10-12 miles
30 miles
60 miles
True or False: In 1834, Michigan had over 60,000 people and Congress still voted not to let Michigan become a state because of the fight with Ohio over Toldeo.
True
False
How did the Erie Canal help grow Michigan's population after it opened?
It did not help Michigan's population grow
It made travel to Michigan easier and faster
It made travel to Michigan longer and harder
It made people realize they didn't want to move to Michigan because the Erie Canal was too long.
What two bodies of water did the Erie Canal connect?
The St. Lawrence River and Lake Erie
The Hudson River and Lake Michigan
The Hudson River and Lake Erie
Lake Erie and Lake Michigan
One reason that caused the War of 1812 was the British giving the Native Americans weapons. What was the second reason?
The British were saying mean things about America.
The British were trying to sneak into America and take over big cities.
The British were destroying American ships and forcing the sailors to work for them.
There wasn't a second reason.
What did Stevens T. Mason do to prove Michigan had enough people to become a state?
He lied
He ordered a census
He didn't do anything
He begged the government
Who was the American officer who won the battle on Lake Erie that ended the War of 1812?
Oliver H. Perry
Tecumseh
William Hull
Stevent T. Mason
Who was the Native American leader that led the resistance against American settlers to protect their land.
Tecumseh
Lewis Cass
William Hull
Andrew Jackson
Who was Michigan's territorial governor who signed many treaties with the Native Americans?
William Hull
Stevens T. Mason
Lewis Cass
Oliver H. Perry
Who was the first territorial governor who surrendered Detroit to the British?
William Hull
Stevens T. Mason
Andrew Jackson
Lewis Cass
Who was known as "the boy governor" and was the first governor of the state of Michigan
Stevens T. Mason
William Hull
Lewis Cass
Andrew Jackson
Who was the president that gave Michigan the Upper Peninsula?
Andrew Jackson
William Hull
Lewis Cass
Stevens T. Mason
