The French in Michigan

Why did the French Explorers come to Michigan?

• they liked to swim in Lake Michigan

• to cross the Mackinac Bridge

• to see the Sleeping Bear Dunes

• they were trying to find a shorter route to China

Why did the French Explorers STAY in Michigan?

• to build forts

• because they saw there were lots of beavers whose fur they could use for hats in France

• to make the British angry

• to swim in Lake MIchigan

Who was the FIRST French Explorer to settle in Michigan?

• Father Marquette

• Mr. Zokoe

• Chief Pontiac

• Etienne Brule

What was the FIRST French SETTLEMENT in Michigan?

• Rockford

• Sault Ste. Marie

• Mackinac Island

• Cannonsburg Elementary

The French built forts to...

• to live in

• to hide from their parents

• to use as trading posts

• to protect the fur trade from the British

• to keep the beavers out

Fort Ponchartrain became the city of....

• Grand Rapids

• Detroit

• Ponchartrain

• Mackinac

The French and Indians started a successful...

• kid swap

• food trade

• canoe-building business

• fur trade

The French wanted furs back in France so they hired workers called __________ that took the furs to Canada in canoes (which then were shipped to France)

• truck drivers

• British soldiers

• beavers

• voyageurs

When the British wanted in on the fur trade, this made the French...

• happy

• angry