WorksheetsChapter 2 The First People
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What was unusual abut the Hopewell People?
A. They lived in Michigan
B. They lived in Wigwams
C. They buried their dead in mounds
Many people believe the ancestors of the first Michigan people came from_____________.
A. Asia
B. South America
C. Africa
3. About how long ago did the first people reach Michigan?
A. Between 100,000 and 200,000 years ago
B. Between 11,000 and 12,000 years ago
C. Between 100 and 500 years ago
The people we call Ojibwa used this name for themselves
A. Wigwamians
B. Ottawa
C. Anishnabek or Anishnabeg
About how many people lived in Michigan long ago, when the tribes lived here by themselves?
A. 35,000 to 45,000
B. 100,000 to 200,000
C, 10 million to 12 million
The Ottawa have little food left this winter. Which is true?
A. The food they haves tastes better
B. Food is scarce
C. Food is plentiful
Which tribes are in the Three Fires group?
A. Iroquois, Huron, Ojibwa
B. Miami, Menominee, Marquette
C. Potawatomi, Ojibwa, Ottawa
The Potawatomi, Ojibwa and Ottawa lived in ___________.
A. Tepees or teepees
B. Longhouses
C. Wigwams
Which tribe did more farming and lived in the southern Lower Peninsula?
A. Ojibwa
B. Potawatomi
C. Menominee
In most tribes, the men did these jobs.
A. Cared for the crops, cooked food and made containers
B. Hunted, fished and made arrowheads from stone
C. Made flour from corn and carried water to the village
Which of these cities has a Native American name?
A. Detroit
B. Grand Rapids
C. Kalamazoo
Which is an example of what the Ojibwa got from the French fur traders?
A. Metal cooking pots
B. Wigwams
C. Canoes
Why did the fur traders want beaver and other furs from the tribes?
A. Beavers were scarce in France
B. Beavers were plentiful in France
C. Beavers were scarce in North America
Why did the Michigan tribes want to trade with the French?
A. They enjoyed learning more about France
B. They got things which made life easier for them
C. They wanted to build homes like the French did
How did life change for the tribes once they started trading with the French?
A. They had more French people living among them
B. They spent more and more time gathering furs
C. both A and B are true
Once the tribes began trading with the French, what will happen next?
A. More people from France will come to Michigan and there will be even more changes for the tribes
B. All of the French traders will leave once they have the furs they want
C. The tribes will decide to stop trading furs and go back to life the way it used to be
This tribe lived in many parts of the Upper Peninsula.
A. Potawatomi
B. Ojibwa
C. Huron
D. Ottawa
This tribe was often found along the west coast of the Lower Peninsula.
A. Ottawa
B. Ojibwa
C. Potawatomi
D. none of the above
This tribe lived where it is warmer and the land is good for farming.
A. Potawatomi
B. Ojibwa
C. Menominee
D. All of the above
This tribe lived in an area where it was colder and food might be scarce in the winter.
A. Potawatomi
B. Menominee
C. Huron
D. Miami
