History of Michigan - Lesson 1 Materials

3rd Grade Michigan Studies
Unit 3: The History of Michigan
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Lesson 1
Graphic Organizer
Primary
Sources
The study
of the past
Secondary
Sources
History
What
happened?
When did it
happen?
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Questions
Why did it
happen?
Who was
involved?
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Big Ideas Card

Big Ideas of Lesson 1, Unit 3
History is the study of the past.
Historians are people who study the past.
Historians are like detectives. They look for clues to understand the past.
Historians use both primary and secondary sources to study the past.
Some of the questions historians ask are what happened?, and when did it
happen?

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Word Cards
1
history
2
historian
what happened in the past
a person who studies

the past
Example: When you study history, you study

about people and events of the past.
Example: A historian studies clues from the

past.
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primary sources
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4
secondary
sources
records made by people

who saw or took place in
an event
records written by someone who was

not there at the time
Example: Photographs, diaries, newspaper

articles, and letters are primary sources.
Example: Textbooks are secondary sources.

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timeline
1998
2000
a diagram that shows the order in which

events happened
Example: You can make a timeline of
important events in your life.
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6
decade
a ten year
period of time
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Example: It happened a decade ago which

means it happened ten years ago.
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cause
Cause
8
effect
Cause
an action that
makes something
happen
Event
something that results

from something
else happening
Event
Effect
Example: When the mill was built, it caused

more farmers to move into the area.
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Effect
Example: One effect of more people moving

into the area was that the town began to grow.
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Lesson 1
Clue #1
Waterford
1872

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Clue #1 Analysis Chart

What is it?
When was
it created?
1.
Natural
Features
2.
3.
1.
Human
Features
2.
3.
A Mystery:
Something
you dont
understand
on the map

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Clue #1 Analysis Chart Sample Answers

What is it?
An old map of the community of Waterford
When was
it created?
1872
Natural
Features
Human
Features
A river
A lake
A pond
Roads
Buildings
A cemetery
A school
A mill
Stores
A Mystery:
Something
you dont
understand
on the map

Answers will vary
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Clue #2
In 1819 Alpheus Williams and Archibald Philips settled

along the Clinton River in southeast Michigan. They each
built a house that year. Later that year, the two men built a
dam for a mill pond and then built a saw mill. A small
village began to grow around the mill pond along the river.
It was named Waterford.
In 1830 Archibald Phillips built a barn, which was used
as the first hotel. In 1834, the first post office was opened.
In 1837, the first store opened in the village. Henry
Anderson opened the first blacksmith shop in 1840.
More and more people came to settle in the area.
Many started farms around the village. In 1841 a large
hotel was built. It was called the Waterford Exchange. In
1844, Dr. George Williams moved to the village and
became its first doctor. He also built the gristmill that same
year.
By 1848, people wanted a school in the village and one
was built. In 1869, the first church building, a Baptist
church, was built. Before this, church services were held in
peoples homes.
The village grew and became a town. More stores
opened and even a small factory that made sashes and
blinds for windows.
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Clue #3
1820
1830
1819- First white settlers

Late 1819- Dam and sawmill
1830- First hotel
1834- First post office

1837- First store
1840
1840- First blacksmith shop

1841- A large hotel is built
1844- First doctor and gristmill
1846- First school
1850
1860
1870
1869- First church building

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Clues #4 and #5
Waterford Grist Mill
Waterford Exchange Hotel

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Lesson 1
Questions Historians Ask
What
happened?
When did it
happen?
Who was
involved?
Why did it
happen?

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Questions Historians Ask completed chart
What
happened?
A village called Waterford began and grew along a river.
When did it
happen?
It began in 1819
Almost 200 years ago
Who was
involved?
Why did it
happen?
Alpheus Williams, one of the founders of the community

Archibald Phillips, one of the founders of the community
Henry Anderson, first blacksmith
Dr. George Williams, doctor and the person who built
the first grist mill
People who began businesses
Farmers
The first settlers were attracted by the river. Later

settlers came to start farms and businesses.

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Why Did it Happen?
Cause
EVENT
Effect

Cause
A village called
Waterford
began.
EVENT
Effect
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Why Did it Happen? Completed Diagram
Cause
Cause
The river
provided water
and power.
Two settler
families built
houses and a
sawmill.
EVENT
A village called
Waterford
began.
EVENT
Effect
Effect
More and more

people moved
to the village.
More
businesses
were started.

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Assessment
Directions: Choose the best answer:
1. What is a decade?
A.
B.
C.
D.
a 10 year period of time

a 100 year period of time
a special type of timeline
a primary source
2. What is a timeline?
A. a type of clock
B. a diagram that shows the order in which events happened
C. a picture from the past
D. a line that shows how old something is
3. Which of the following would be the least helpful in learning about the past of a
community?
A. an old map of the community
B. old photographs of the community
C. a book about the history of the community
D. a collection of rocks from the community
Put a P for a primary source and an S for secondary source:

_____ a diary written by a child living in Waterford 100 years ago
_____a textbook about Michigan history
_____a photograph of one of the blacksmith shops in Waterford

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Read this short story about the past. Then, answer the questions.
One hundred years ago, there was a fire in the town of Mapletown. It
began when lightning struck George Millers house. The house caught fire
and then spread to Lucy Gastins house next door. Both houses burned
down. The people of Mapleton came together and built new houses for
George and Lucy.
What
happened?
When did
it happen?
Who was
involved?
Why did it
happen?

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Complete the chart by writing a cause and an effect.
Cause
EVENT
Two
houses
burned in
Mapleton
EVENT
Effect

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Assessment Answer Sheet

Directions: Choose the best answer:
1. A
2. B
3. D
Put a P for a primary source and an S for secondary source:
__P___ a diary written by a child living in Waterford 100 years ago
__S___ a textbook about Michigan history
__P___ a photograph of one of the blacksmith shops in Waterford
Read this short story about the past. Then, answer the questions.
What
There was a fire in Mapletown and two houses burned. People built
happened? new houses
When did
it happen?
100 years ago
Who was
involved?
George Miller, Lucy Gastin, the people of Mapleton who built the new
houses
Why did it
happen?
Lightning struck George Millers house
Cause: Lightning
Possible Effects: People lost their houses. People were sad. People came together
to build new houses.

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3rd Grade Michigan Studies

Unit 3: The History of Michigan

Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum

3rd Grade Michigan Studies

Big Ideas Card

Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum

3rd Grade Michigan Studies

what happened in the past

a person who studies

Example: When you study history, you study

Example: A historian studies clues from the

records made by people

records written by someone who was

Example: Photographs, diaries, newspaper

Example: Textbooks are secondary sources.

a diagram that shows the order in which

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Example: It happened a decade ago which

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something that results

Example: When the mill was built, it caused

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Example: One effect of more people moving

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3rd Grade Michigan Studies

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Clue #1 Analysis Chart

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Clue #1 Analysis Chart Sample Answers

An old map of the community of Waterford

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Answers will vary

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In 1819 Alpheus Williams and Archibald Philips settled

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1819- First white settlers

1830- First hotel

1834- First post office

1840- First blacksmith shop

1869- First church building

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Waterford Grist Mill

Waterford Exchange Hotel

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Questions Historians Ask

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Questions Historians Ask completed chart

A village called Waterford began and grew along a river.

Alpheus Williams, one of the founders of the community

The first settlers were attracted by the river. Later

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Why Did it Happen?

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Why Did it Happen? Completed Diagram

More and more

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a 10 year period of time