Social Studies Unit 3 Test

1. A primary source is

• a recording of an event by the people who saw or were there when it happened.
• an internet article.
• a textbook.

2. Which of the following is a primary source?

• textbook
• diary
• biography

3. Why did the French come to Michigan?

• They were bored.
• They wanted beaver furs.
• They were seeking water.

4. What happened after the French lost control to the British?

• They became friends.
• The British took control of the fur trade.
• The French moved to California.

5. How did pioneers first travel to Michigan?

• wagons
• planes
• trains

6. Original surveys said that Michigan land was:

• full of fields and people.
• already full of houses and farms.
• not good for farming.

7. Which of the following is a secondary source?

• autobiography
• video recording
• textbook

8. A story from long ago that is passed down over time is called a

• movie
• book
• legend

9. The people who moved furs around the Great Lakes region were called:

• voyagers
• Native Americans
• missionaries

10. A person who studies what happens in the past is called a

• economist
• historian
• lumberjack