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12 Cards in this Set
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Where was Michigan's first European settlement?
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near Sault Ste. Marie
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Who led an American Indian rebellion against the British?
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Chief Pontiac
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In what year was the first battle of the American Revolution fought?
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1775
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Voyageur is a French word meaning ?
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traveler
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How many Revolutionary War battles took place in Michigan?
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none
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Which two groups fought in the Revolutionary War?
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colonists and Great Britain
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In what year did the colonists declare their independence?
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1776
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The French explorers made alliances with the ?
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Native Americans
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How did voyageurs transport furs from trading posts to Quebec?
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by canoes on waterways
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Under the leadership of _____, Fort Ponchartrain was built and the town of Detroit grew around it (which was founded in 1701).
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Antoine de la Cadillac
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Which word, which means the line between settled and unsettled land, is a synonym for border?
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frontier
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As a result of the French and Indian War, the _______ won and took over the rule of Michigan from the French.
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British
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