3rd GradeEarly History of Michigan Study Guide

Unit 3 Grade 3 History of Michigan Study Guide Unit 3History of Michigan Study Guide

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Unit 3 Grade 3 History of Michigan Study Guide

 

Primary source =    original letters, diary entries, interviews of people who were there, maps, pictures, artifacts,

 

Secondary sources =   textbook

 

One reason Native American Indian stories are read is to learn about their beliefs.

 

The Three Fires used or changed their environment by:

Using rivers and lakes for travel

Using tree bark for houses

Cleared land to plant crops

 

The French explorers came to the Great Lakes Region to find silk and spices from China.

 

In the 1500s, the French explored the Great Lakes Region

They found beavers and the fur trade began about 400 years ago.

 

Why did the French and Native Americans want to trade with each other?  They both had something the other wanted.

 

About 350 years ago the British came to Michigan and there was a lot of fighting  between them and the Native Americans. The war between the British and French and Indians/Native Americans was won by the British and they took over the fur trade until the American Revolution.

The Erie Canal was a man -made waterway completed in 1825 to connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

 

Correct Order of Michigan history

1.Erie Canal is built

2.More people came to Michigan

3.Michigan became a state

 

Sequence of Early Michigan history

Exploration = searching for somewhere to live, farm, stay

Settlement = put roots down and start farming

Statehood = Michigan became a State

 

Michigan won the Upper Peninsula by giving up the Toledo Strip

 

Michigan Pioneers had a difficult life. Their challenges they faced were clearing land, building own houses. They had to travel long distances and protect their livestock.

 

Using your notes from class…

 

Compare and contrast  List two ways Native Americans and early pioneers used or changed the land for food.

 

Compare and contrast two ways Native Americans and early pioneers used or changed the land for shelter.