| A | B |
| What was built along rivers and lakes found by the explorers Jolliet and Marquette? | trading posts |
| Two trading posts grew into what two present day cities? | Chicago and Sault St. Marie |
| What three effects did fur trading have on the Midwest? | trading posts were set up, Native Americans settled at the forts to farm and trade, cities grew around the forts |
| Which explorer was a French priest? | Jacques Marquette |
| Who were the first Europeans to come to the Midwest? | The French |
| What do you call a settlement set up by a religious group to teach their religion? | mission |
| Who was the French Canadian explored with Jacques Marquette? | Louis Jolliet |
| Why did the French trap animals for their furs? | make coats and hats |
| What do you call a fort that is set up as a store where goods are bought and sold? | trading post |
| What do they call Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable? | "the father of Chicago" |