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Put these events in the order they took place: * The United States begins as a nation * The War for Independence starts * The British take Michigan from the French * The British leave Michigan |
The British take Michigan from the French (1760) The War for Independence starts (1776) The United States begins as a nation (1783) The British leave Michigan (1796) |
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What key event had to happen before Michigan became a state? |
The United States had to become a nation. |
What did the United States have to do? |
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True or False: The British left Michigan after the War for Independence? |
False |
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Who was Anthony Wayne and what did he do? |
Anthony Wayne was an American General who forced the British to go. Today, the Michigan county with the most people is named after him. |
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What city did General Hull give up in the War of 1812? |
Detroit |
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How did Tecumseh feel about making treaties and selling his tribe's land? |
Tecumseh did not like the idea of selling land since he felt it was made for everyone to use. |
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Only one big battle was fought in Michigan. What war did it happen during? * The French and Indian War? * The War for Independence? * The War of 1812? |
The War of 1812 |
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Use these words to fill in the blanks: import | export | entrepreneur capital resource | natural resource Mrs. LaFramboise traded for furs. They were sold in Europe. That means that she was a ______________ and her furs were _______________. |
She was an entrepreneur and her furs were exports. |
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What does credit mean? |
Credit means being able to buy now and pay later. It is a loan. |
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Entrepreneurs take risks. They hope to get more money than they spend. They hope to make a _____________________. |
They hope to make a profit. |
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What was scarce in the East but cheap in Michigan? |
Land
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It is the reason many people moved here in the 1800s
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In what year did Michigan become a state? |
1837 |
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Put these events in the order they took place: * Michigan became a state * Over 60,000 settlers came here * The Erie Canal was built |
The Erie Canal was built Over 60,000 settlers came here Michigan became a state |
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What region is this? |
The Midwest Region |
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What is one way the tribes used the land that is different than the way that the settlers used it? |
* shared the land * lived wherever they wanted * moved wherever they wanted |
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What is one way the settlers used the land that is different than the way that the tribes used it? |
* built roads * started farms * started towns * owned areas of land * cut down many trees |
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What is one way that both the tribes and the settlers used the land? |
* hunted *fished *put their homes on it * moved wherever they wanted |
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Most settlers were farmers. Before they could plant crops, they did this. They modified the environment. They cut down thousands of ____________. |
Trees |
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What three things had to happen for Michigan to become a state? |
* It became a territory * 60,000 people had to live here * Congress had to say okay |
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How did the rest of the Upper Peninsula become part of Michigan? |
At the end of the Toledo War, it was given to Michigan as a trade for the Toledo Strip. |
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