Chapter 4 Test: Monday, November 24th
Vocab Quiz: Monday, November 17th
Students will be making notecards for each chapter. It is encouraged that these notecards be reviewed several times a week so they are prepared for vocabulary quizzes.
Chapter 4 Study Guide
Lesson One – The First People of Michigan
A long time ago, the first people to live in Michigan were Native Americans.
The Hopewell people lived here thousands of years ago. They built mounds, or big piles of earth, for ceremonies and burials. They left behind artifacts, which are objects made and used by people long ago. Archaeologists study these artifacts to learn about the past.
Later, other Native American cultural groups came to Michigan. The Ojibwa (Chippewa), Odawa (Ottawa), and Potawatomi tribes lived here. They were part of the Anishnabeg Confederacy, also called the Three Fires. These groups worked together and helped one another. They built homes called wigwams.
The Huron were another group who lived in Michigan. They were an Iroquois people and built larger homes called longhouses. All of these groups learned to adapt to Michigan’s land and seasons.
Lesson Two – Europeans Arrive
In the 1600s, French explorers, fur traders, and missionaries came to Michigan. The voyageurs were French men who traveled long distances by canoe to trade for furs. The French built trading posts and started a colony in Michigan.
Later, the British and French fought a war for control of this area. When the French surrendered, the British took control of Michigan and Canada.
Some Native American leaders, like Chief Pontiac, did not like how the British treated them. He led a rebellion to fight back. After the fighting, the British made a proclamation to stop settlers from taking more Native American land.
After the American Revolution, the United States won its independence. Michigan then became part of the new country — the United States of America.
Check Your Understanding
1. Who were the first people to live in Michigan?
2. What were the mounds built by the Hopewell used for?
3. What three tribes were part of the Anishnabeg Confederacy?
4. How did the Native Americans adapt to life in Michigan?
5. Why did the French come to Michigan?
6. What happened after the war between the French and British?
7. Who led a rebellion against the British?
8. What happened to Michigan after the American Revolution?
Vocabulary Review
mounds: A pile of earth, sand, and stone shaped to form a small hill.
archaeologist: A scientist who studies the objects left behind by people of the past.
artifacts: Objects made by people, such as pottery.
cultural group: People who share a common language and customs.
adapt: To change to fit a new set of conditions.
confederacy: A group of people or several smaller groups joined together by a common culture or for a common purpose.
wigwams: Round homes made of trees and bark.
longhouses: Large, rectangular houses built from trees and covered with bark and grasses.
missionaries: People who work to spread their religion.
voyageurs: French Canadians who traveled far into North America to trade for furs with Native Americans.
colony: A settlement ruled by another country.
trading post: A store or station of a trader in which goods are bought and sold.
ally: A person, group, or nation united with another for a special purpose.
rebellion: A revolt or flight against a ruling government.
proclamation: An official announcement.
revolution: The act of people rising is against their rules.
surrender: To give up something or someone.