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What was the main reason the French explorers came to the Great Lakes Region?

• They wanted to build cities.
• They were trying to sail to China to get spices and silk.
• They wanted to make friends with the American Indians.
• They wanted to fight the American Indians.

How did the French usually travel? They used _____

• wagons on roads and highways
• canoes and ships on rivers and lakes
• railroads and trains
• airplanes

Why did the French want to trade with American Indians for beaver fur?

• They wanted to be nice to the American Indians.
• They needed to get rid of a lot of extra goods like cooking pots.
• There were very few beaver in France and people there wanted beaver hats.
• There was nothing else they could trade.

The American Indians agreed to trade with France because ______

• they were afraid of the French.
• they didn't like beaver furs.
• they wanted money.
• they wanted the trade for goods the French had.

When did the fur trade between the French and American Indians begin?

• about 100 years ago
• about 50 years ago
• about 400 years ago
• about 1,000 years ago

Besides French traders and explorers who else came to Michigan?

• French missionaries
• French kings
• French leaders
• French doctors

The French and the tribes interacted. They did this in many ways. Which is the best answer?

• They traded furs. French priests shared their religon.
• The French helped the tribes build roads and schools.
• The tribes taught he French about reading and writing.
• The French taught them how to make pastries and sell them.