History
The study of the past
Historians
People who study the past
Primary Sources
Photographs, diaries, newspapers, letters
Timeline
A diagram that shows the order in which events happened
Decade
A period of 10 years
Artifacts
Things from the past left for us to study
Secondary Source
A textbook
Native Americans
The first people in Michigan
People of the Three Fires
Ottawa, Potawatomi, Ojibway
Legend
A story from long ago that is passed down through time
Explorer
Someone who travels in order to discover something
Europe
The continent where the French and British came from
Beaver Furs
Popular during the fur trade to make hats
Competition for the Fur Trade
Led to a war between the French and the British
Independence
British Colonies fought and won a war for this
United States of America
Michigan became part of this country
July 4, 1776
13 Colonies gained independence from Britian
Swampy and not good farm land
Reasons for people NOT wanting to move to Michigan at first
60,000
The number of people Michigan needed to become a state
January, 1837
Michigan became a state
Voyageur
The people who moved furs through the Great Lakes
Forts
Building and land protected by a tall wall
Pioneer
A person who goes to a new area to settle
Population
The number of people living in an area
Canal
A human-made river
Constitution
A written plan of government
History
The study of the past
Historians
People who study the past
Primary Sources
Photographs, diaries, newspapers, letters
Timeline
A diagram that shows the order in which events happened
Decade
A period of 10 years
Artifacts
Things from the past left for us to study
Secondary Source
A textbook
Native Americans
The first people in Michigan
People of the Three Fires
Ottawa, Potawatomi, Ojibway
Legend
A story from long ago that is passed down through time
Explorer
Someone who travels in order to discover something
Europe
The continent where the French and British came from
Beaver Furs
Popular during the fur trade to make hats
Competition for the Fur Trade
Led to a war between the French and the British
Independence
British Colonies fought and won a war for this
United States of America
Michigan became part of this country
July 4, 1776
13 Colonies gained independence from Britian
Swampy and not good farm land
Reasons for people NOT wanting to move to Michigan at first
60,000
The number of people Michigan needed to become a state
January, 1837
Michigan became a state
Voyageur
The people who moved furs through the Great Lakes
Forts
Building and land protected by a tall wall
Pioneer
A person who goes to a new area to settle
Population
The number of people living in an area
Canal
A human-made river
Constitution
A written plan of government