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18 Cards in this Set
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What does Prehistory mean?
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The time before we had writing.
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Name the first indian groups to come to Michigan?
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1. The Paleo
2. The Old Copper People 3. The Mound Builders |
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How did the first people get to North America and where did they come from?
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The first people crossed a Beringia (land Bridge) from Asia.
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What does Culture mean?
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Culture is the way of life of a group of people.
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What is a Clan?
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A Clan is a group of family members.
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Who are the Three Fires?
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Chippewa (Ojibway)
Ottawa Potawatami |
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Where did the Three Fires settle in Michigan?
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Chippewa- Upper Peninsula (hunters)
Ottawa-Along Lake Michigan( fishermen) Potawatami- Southern part of Michigan (farmers) |
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What are Manitous?
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Manitous are like spirits that gave the indians good luck.
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What are Manitous?
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Spirits that the indians believed in
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What is an expedition?
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A trip with a purpose
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What is a colony?
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Land ruled by another country
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What was the Northwest Passage?
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A water route through N. America to the Pacific ocean BUT IT DID NOT EXIST
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Who are missionaries?
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People who teach about their religion to others with different beliefs
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Who was Samuel de Champlain?
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An explorer who started New France which is now Canada
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Who was Etienne Brule?
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The first European to come to Michigan
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Who was Jacques Marquette?
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A missionary who founded Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace
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What is a voyageur?
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Frenchmen who transported the furs to Quebec in canoes
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Why did the French want to trade for the furs?
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They were valuable in Europe because animals were rare and beaver pelts made great hats
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