Week 29: Exploration of Michigan

The first explorers to arrive in Michigan were _____________________________.

• Spanish

• British

• Dutch

• French

What was the first permanent settlement in Michigan?

• St. Paul

• Sault Ste. Marie

• St. Ignace

• Detroit

This city started as a French trading post in 1701.

• Lansing

• Ontario

• Detroit

• Mackinac

Why did the French and the Anishinaabek have a strong relationship?

• They both agreed on not opening a trading post.

• The Anishinaabek claimed lands and resources.

• The British married Anishinaabek women.

• They had family bonds and fought wars together.

Why did many tribes lose their lands?

• They moved to the French settlements.

• The tribes didn't have a land grant.

• The U.S. didn't fully honor the treaties.

• The tribes couldn't sell their lands.

Which of the following did NOT cause conflict between European settlers and the Anishinaabek?

• Many settlers thought they were superior to the Anishinaabek.

• The settlers outlawed the Anishinaabek's beliefs and way of life.

• The settlers felt they had a right to the Anishinaabek lands.

• The settlers had to learn how to survive in the wilderness.

The new settlers ___________________ to suit their needs and their ideas about how to live on the land.

• conserved the wetlands

• planted new trees

• changed their traditions

• changed the environment