Chapter 9 Lesson 1-2 Test –Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Vocabulary 1. fur trade – the trading of goods for animal skins

2. research – to find more information about a topic

3. Internet – a huge network of computers

4. search engine – a special Web site that locates other Web sites that can provide information on the topic you are researching.

5. mission – a settlement set up by a religious group to teach religion and help area people

6. trading post – a kind of store in which goods are traded

7. Jacques Marquette – French explorer who traveled down Lake Michigan and the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers in 1673

8. Louis Jolliet – French explorer who traveled down Lake Michigan and the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers in 1673

9. Jean Baptiste Pointe De Sable – Free man of African American ancestry, born in Haiti, who became known as the “Father of Chicago” when he set up a successful trading post in the area of 1784

10. How did the Ojibwa use the natural resources of their new homeland? a.trees for homes and canoes b.forests for hunting c. lakes and rivers for food, water, and transportation

11. Name 3 ways the early Ottawa and Potawatomi are similar to the Ojibwa. a. hunted b. fished c. gathered wild rice

12. Name 3 animals that were trapped by Native Americans and the French. a. beaver b. mink c. otter

13. Why did the Ojibwa rely on fish, game, and wild rice instead of farming? The forests were too thick, the summers were too short, and the soil was not rich enough for much farming.

14. Name one way that the Sioux and the Ojibwa have continued to follow their traditions. Many Sioux visit reservations for traditional ceremonies; some of the Ojibwa still make traditional crafts.

15. How can you make sure that you have found dependable information on the Internet? You can check the information with another source.

16. What was the original purpose of the forts built by the French? What happened later in the areas around the forts? The original purpose for the forts were trading posts. Later communities began to grow around them.