The main reason was to find a trade route to China.
The canal was finished in 1825
They had to build their houses out of the logs they cut down.
Why did the French explorers come to the Great Lakes?
Name another challenge that early settlers in MI faced?
What year was the Erie canal completed?
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Who studies events from the past and provides answers to who was involved and when things happened? | Historian |
What would a historian use as a primary source? | Original Letters |
What would a historian use as a secondary source? | Biography |
Why was the Erie canal built? | It provided a way to move goods from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes region. |
What year was the Erie canal completed? | The canal was finished in 1825 |
What was the effect of the French exploration? | The fur trade began. |
Why did the French explorers come to the Great Lakes? | The main reason was to find a trade route to China. |
The French explorers found what when they came to the Great Lakes. | The French explorers found a lot of beavers. |
Why was beaver fur important to the French? | In France, there were not many beavers. Also, they needed the beaver furs to make beaver hats. |
What year did the French begin exploring Michigan? | Exploration began around 1500. |
Name one type of home the Anishnabeg lived in. | They lived in wigwams. |
What is one reason to read traditional American Indian stories? | We can learn about their beliefs. |
What is an overall theme found in indian stories and legends? | There is a great spirit who helps them. |
Why did the American Indians agree to trade with the French? | They wanted French goods (pots, knives and so on). |
What is a person called who travels to a new place and teachers their religion to them? | They are called missionaries. |
Name a challenge that early settlers in MI faced? | They had to clear the land. |
Name another challenge that early settlers in MI faced? | They had to build their houses out of the logs they cut down. |
Why did more people decide to come to Michgian? | The Erie canal was built, so it was easier for people and goods to come here. |
What did people believe that Michigan land was like? | They thought it was a swamp land. |
Name the sequence of events in early Michigan history. | Exploration, Settlement, Statehood |
Why did the United States congress refuse to allow MI to become a state? Give one reason. | The conflict over the Toledo strip. |
Why did the United States congress refuse to allow MI to become a state? Give another reason why. | Michigan needs 60,000 people to become a state. |
What was the problem with the Toledo strip? | Ohio and Michigan wanted the same small strip of land between the 2 states. |
How was the Toledo strip problem resolved? | Michigan was given the Upper Peninsula and Ohio given the Toledo strip. |
Governor Mason decided to apply for Michigan statehood in what year? | He applied in 1834. |