1. French Forts inMichigan Name______________________________
The French colonizedMichiganfromthe early1600’s to around1760. Duringthat time theysetup
several forts. Foreach of the followingforts, writewhatit’s purpose was,andone ortwo significant
eventsthattookplace there (while underFrenchcontrol).
Fort de Baude and Father Marquette’sMissioninSt. PresentDaySt. Ignace
Fort Ponchartrain(or Fort Detroit) inpresentdayDetroit
http://www.historydetroit.com/
Ft. Miami inpresentdaySt.Joseph
Ft. Michlimakinacin presentdayMackinaw City
http://www.mackinacparks.com/colonial-michilimackinac/
Ft. St. Josephin presentdayNiles
http://www.wmich.edu/fortstjoseph/about-fort/history.html