Michigan M-STEP Grade 5 Social Studies Practice Questions - Michigan Student Test Of Educational Progress Grade 5 Social Studies Assessment Exam

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In the Great Lakes region, including present-day Michigan, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi formed an alliance known as the Council of Three Fires (Anishinaabek). What was the main purpose of this alliance?

To maintain peace, share regional trade routes, and provide mutual defense among allied tribes. To build stone pyramids for religious ceremonies along the Gulf of Mexico. To wage war against all European fur traders who entered the Ohio Valley. To construct a single giant canal connecting Lake Superior directly to the Atlantic Ocean.

Correct Answer:

To maintain peace, share regional trade routes, and provide mutual defense among allied tribes.

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