Chapter 12-15: History of Michigan Test 
1.Michigan entered the railroad business in 1830. The state's first working rail line (billed as the "First Train West of the Alleghenies") ran from Lake Erie to what Michigan city?
A) Lansing
B) Port Huron
C) Battle Creek
D) Kalamazoo
2.During the years 1860-1890, Michigan's commercial development was dominated by the sawing, harvesting, milling and marketing of timber. Michigan politicians (under the influence of the state's Lumber Barons) fought hard to stop a bill that would have allowed Canadian lumber to enter the U.S. duty free. The lumber was desperately needed to rebuild a major American city after what terrible disaster?
A) Johnstown Flood of 1889 (Pennsylvania)
B) San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 (California)
C) Great Chicago Fire of 1871 (Illinois)
D) Galveston Hurricane of 1900 (Texas)
3.Please match each term below with the correct definition.
The man Ransom E. Olds hired to drive an Oldsmobile from Detroit to the New York Auto Show to prove the car's durability. G. Roy D. Chapin
Early automobile manufacturer who in 1901 lost a race to an unknown mechanic and car designer named Henry Ford. E. Alexander Winton
Daredevil bicycle racer who had never driven a car before Henry Ford hired him to drive "999," Ford's powerful race car. This driver went on to set several speed records in the car. A. Barney Oldfield
Ransom E. Olds' chief competitor at the turn of the 20th century. F. David D. Buick
A wealthy farmer and community leader who ordered all types of violence against railroads, including burning the new Michigan Central depot in Detroit in 1850. B. Abel F. Fitch
The man who founded General Motors. His vision was to combine several smaller auto companies into one large conglomerate that could offer "a vehicle for every purse and purpose." C. William C. "Billy" Durant
Prominent Saginaw resident who illegally gained control of 15,000 acres of choice pine land which had been reserved for Indian ownership D. Ezra Rust
4.To find the location of the best
A) Lansing
B) Port Huron
C) Battle Creek
D) Kalamazoo
2.During the years 1860-1890, Michigan's commercial development was dominated by the sawing, harvesting, milling and marketing of timber. Michigan politicians (under the influence of the state's Lumber Barons) fought hard to stop a bill that would have allowed Canadian lumber to enter the U.S. duty free. The lumber was desperately needed to rebuild a major American city after what terrible disaster?
A) Johnstown Flood of 1889 (Pennsylvania)
B) San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 (California)
C) Great Chicago Fire of 1871 (Illinois)
D) Galveston Hurricane of 1900 (Texas)
3.Please match each term below with the correct definition.
The man Ransom E. Olds hired to drive an Oldsmobile from Detroit to the New York Auto Show to prove the car's durability. G. Roy D. Chapin
Early automobile manufacturer who in 1901 lost a race to an unknown mechanic and car designer named Henry Ford. E. Alexander Winton
Daredevil bicycle racer who had never driven a car before Henry Ford hired him to drive "999," Ford's powerful race car. This driver went on to set several speed records in the car. A. Barney Oldfield
Ransom E. Olds' chief competitor at the turn of the 20th century. F. David D. Buick
A wealthy farmer and community leader who ordered all types of violence against railroads, including burning the new Michigan Central depot in Detroit in 1850. B. Abel F. Fitch
The man who founded General Motors. His vision was to combine several smaller auto companies into one large conglomerate that could offer "a vehicle for every purse and purpose." C. William C. "Billy" Durant
Prominent Saginaw resident who illegally gained control of 15,000 acres of choice pine land which had been reserved for Indian ownership D. Ezra Rust
4.To find the location of the best