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21 Cards in this Set
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Michigan's biggest business after the fur tradein the 1800"s? |
Farming |
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These are part of our Economy: Yes or No Businesses and what they sell |
Yes |
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These are part of our Economy: Yes or No Men and Women Workers and what they earn |
Yes |
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These are part of our Economy: Yes or No Consumers and what they buy |
Yes |
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Two metals that were mined in the upper penninsula by immigrants: |
copper and iron |
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Name 2 capital resources needed to start a mine: |
1. Picks 2. shovels 3. ore cars 4. pumps 5. hoists |
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How have copper mines changed from 1900's to today |
Today all copper mines are closed because it is too expensive to mine Michigan Copper. The human resources cost too much compared to other parts of the world. Other countries don't have as many laws to protect the environment. |
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Loogging became a big business because Michigan |
had many trees. |
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Other places had |
few trees |
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Logging helped Michigan grow. It also had negative consequences |
1. There was no conservation 2. Loggers didn't plant new trees. 3. The land was ruined because without trees, the wind and rain washed away the soil. 4. The birds and animals had no homes. |
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Which is true about the Soo Locks? |
Lake Superior is higher than Lake Huron. That is why the Soo Locks were built. They help ships move cargoes between those lakes. |
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Incentive |
The company that built the Soo locks was given land as an: |
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Write a sentence: Why would an entepreneur build a plank road? |
An entrepreneur would build a plank road to make a profit by meeting the needs of the people. |
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Write a sentence: Tell why people along the Underground Railroad wanted to help escaped slaves? |
These people wanted to help escaped slaves because they felt slavery was wrong and against their values. |
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Did the Civil War happen before or after Michigan became a state? |
After |
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Most Michigan cities were started along rivers or on lakes because.... |
Water power was used for gristmills, sawmills, and factories. |
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Between 1890 and 1910 a new product was invented in Battle Creek... |
Breakfast Cereal |
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Henry Ford's big idea about what kind of car he should make: |
He wanted to make a simple, well built car that anyone could afford. |
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Labor Unions |
Workers started the unions in the 1930's. They wanted better working conditions and higher pay. |
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True or false: Saginaw and Houghton were two cities that were started where there were natural resources. |
True |
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A short paragraph comparing how people made their money as new settlers compared to the later 1900's. |
In the 1830's and 1840's most people were farmers. They cleared trees, planted crops, raised livestock, and often lived near small towns. By the 1900's, many had moved to the cities and worked in factories. They helped make products like cars, cereal, and stoves. |
