1. BATTLE OF THE BOOK
Subject: HISTORY

2. Twenty Questions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

3. Historians used _____ _______as a primary source to help them understand the past.
A. online websites
B. local libraries
C. original letters

4. A ____ is an example of a secondary source that historians used to study the past.
a.) textbook
b.) website
c.) diary

5. Which of the following is the correct order in Michigan history.
a.) 1- More people come to Michigan
2- Michigan becomes a state
3- The Erie Canal is built
b.) 1-The Erie Canal is built
2- More people come to Michigan
3- Michigan becomes a state
c.) 1- Michigan becomes a state
2- The Erie Canal is built
3- More people come to Michigan

6. Around the 1500’s the French started exploring the Great Lakes region
Around the 1500’s the French started exploring the Great Lakes region. What was one effect of the French coming?
a.) They found beavers and the fur trade began.
b.) Many American Indians moved to France.
c.) The deerskin trade began.

7. Which man-made waterway was built to connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?
a.) The Erie Canal
b.) Chicago Waterway
c.) The Wisconsin Waterway

8. What is one reason to read traditional American Indian Stories?
a.) to learn their beliefs
b.) to learn about current events happening now
c.) to write a paper for science

9. What is one important belief that can be found in traditional American Indian Stories?
a.) There is always a dog present
b.) There is a Great Spirit who helps people
c) Owning land is important

10. Why did the French explorers come to the Great Lakes region?
a.) The wanted friends
b.) They wanted silk and spices from China
c.) They wanted to build cities on new land

11. Why did the French want to trade with the American Indians for beaver fur?
a.) They had too many cooking pots and wanted to get rid of them.
b.)There were very few beavers in France and people wanted hats.
c.) There was nothing else to trade.

12. Why did the American Indians agree to trade with the French?
a.) They were afraid of the French.
b.) They didn’t like beaver furs.
c.) They wanted French goods.

13. When did the fur trade between the French and American Indians begin?
a.) about 50 years ago
b.) about 100 years ago
c.) about 400 years ago

14. What do we call someone who travels to a new place to teach their religion to people?
a.) historian
b.) missionary
c.) friend

15. In 1834, Governor Mason decided to apply for Michigan Statehood
In 1834, Governor Mason decided to apply for Michigan Statehood. Why did they refuse to let Michigan become a state?
a.) There were already enough states
b.) Michigan did not meet the requirements
c.) Congress wanted the conflict over the Toledo strip to be solved first.

16. What did Michigan receive in exchange for losing the Toledo Strip to Ohio?
a.) The Upper Peninsula
b.) The Northwest Territory
c.) The thumb area

17. American Indians lived in homes that they built from branches and tree bark called _______.
a.) tents
b.) forts
c.) wigwams

18. 1600
1700
1800
1887
What is the correct order of Michigan’s early Timeline?
a.) American Indians – Settlement- Statehood- Exploration
b.) American Indians- Exploration-Settlement-Statehood
c.) American Indians- Statehood-Exploration- Settlement

19. American Indians and Early Pioneers changed their land by cutting down trees to make wigwams.
a.) TRUE
b.) FALSE

20. Ojibwa, Ottawa and the Potawatami were also called the THREE FIRES
True
False

21. American Indians and Early Pioneers hunted and killed animals for food.
a.)TRUE
b.) FALSE

22. Who won the French and Indian War?
a.) French
b.) Indians
c.) British