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social studies chapter 4
explorers
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History
4th Grade
12/20/2007

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First explorer to see land called Michigan

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Proclamation of 1763
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A promise made by the British to the Native AMericans that they would leave land west of the Appalachian mountains alone.
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Who fought in the French and Indian War?
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The British fought against the French and the Native Americans.
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Fur Trade
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the main reason the French had conflicts with the British
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Fort Ponchartrain
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the fort that would grow into the city of Detroit
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missionaries
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Europeans that came to North America to teach the native people about their religion. They built some of the first settlements in Michigan.
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Northwest Passage
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a route that explorers from Europe looked for to find a shortcut to China and India from Europe. The French explorers were some of the first.
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Pontiac's Rebellion
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Chief Pontiac organized the Native tribes to fight the British. the British eventually defeated the Native Americans.
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Native American anger at British
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The Native Americans were angry with the British because they kept moving westward into Native lands.
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Why new settlements were established in the late 1600's
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The British and French wanted to establish a fur trade, selling their furs in Europe.
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