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Michigan

History-

Michigan made very slow progress in settlement and population up to 1820. From its first discovery, about 1610, until 1763, the territory was claimed, or governed by the French. It was then ceded to Great Britain, and in 1783, at the close of the war of the Revolution, was transferred to the United States. The British government, the violation of the treaty, became possession of the military posts of the territory, and it did not come into actual American possession until July 11, 1796. (Vicki Wilson and Debbie Axtman)

1000 to 1860 Native American groups: Algonquian groups including Menominee (South central Upper Peninsula), Ojibwa (Eastern Upper Peninsula), Ottawa (Eastern Upper Peninsula, Canada), Potawatomi (Western lower Michigan), Mascouten (Western and central southern lower Michigan), Sauk (Eastern central lower Michigan), Fox (Eastern lower Michigan, near Lake Huron), Kickapoo (Southeastern corner of lower Michigan), Miami (Southwestern corner of lower Michigan)

Timeline

1600’s Colonized by the French

1700’s 1754 The French and Indian War unofficially begins with the

Battle of Jumonville Glen

1758 Fort Frontenac was captured by British

1763: George III of the United Kingdom in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 proclaims that the newly acquired North American land except Quebec, West Florida and East Florida will be an Indian Reserve prohibiting settlement without British permission west of the Appalachian Mountains.

1783 The area that is now Michigan is included with the territory ceded by Great Britain to the United States by the Treaty of Paris

1805 Michigan Territory was created, with Detroit designated as the seat of government

1821 With the Treaty of Chicago, the Ojibwe, Ottawa, and Potawatomi ceded all the lands south of the Grand River to the United States

1835 First Constitutional Convention.

1837 Admitted as a free state into the union (the 26th state)

Michigan Way Back When

Native Americans

Watch the Video below. It will open in Windows Media Player

Indians.wmv

Lumbering in Michigan

The video below as some nice historial pictures of our early lumbering days

Lumber.wmv

Web Links

http://www.michigan.gov/mikids/0,1607,7-163-15941---,00.html

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/state/mihis.htm

http://www.theus50.com/michigan/history.shtml

http://www.teachersfirst.com/share/states/detail-history.cfm?state=mi

Geography

Landforms — the mountains, hills, valleys, plains, and coastlines — are the foundation on which the modern state of Michigan was created. Glacial landforms dominate the surface of the whole state except the western half of the Upper Peninsula, where eroded remnants of some of the oldest mountains on earth are found.

Symbols for Michigan

http://www.michigan.gov/mikids/0,1607,7-163-19612_20871---1_A,00.html

Web Links

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states/michigan/history.php

http://www.earthscape.org/t2/scr01/scr01c.html

http://www.teachersfirst.com/share/states/detail-land.cfm?state=mi

Location/Size:

Michigan is located in the East of the North Central region of the United States. Ohio and Indiana surround it on the south and Lake Michigan on the west. Lake Huron is on Michigan's east; Lake Superior is on Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Lake Huron is on Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Michigan also touches Lake Erie on its southwest corner.

There are many interesting facts about Michigan. Michigan's total size is 58,572 square miles. Its’ population is 9,500,200 people

Economy

http://www.teachersfirst.com/share/states/detail-econ.cfm?state=mi

Assignment:

WE are going to down load pictures that represent the facts we learned below

WE will use Photostory to create a digital story book about Michigan's climate and weather.

Climate and Weather

· Michigan has a temperate climate with well-defined seasons.

· The climate in Michigan is unpredictable and changes rapidly particularly during the spring and autumn months.

· The Great Lakes influence the climate by generally warming the winters and cooling the summers.

· The lakes also create more humidity and moisture throughout the year. Snowfall is heavy in winter and Lake Erie is often iced over.

· The north generally experiences cooler weather compared to the south.

· The climate in Michigan is unpredictable and changes rapidly particularly during the spring and autumn months

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/26000.html

Below is a video Tutorial of how to use Photo Story 3

or you can learn how to use photo story by following the links below

Photostory is one of Microsoft's best kept secrets. This free software package is on your CD or, you can download it from Microsoft. Using Photostory, you can create slideshows using your digital photos. With a single click, you can touch-up, crop, or rotate pictures, remove red-eye, add stunning special effects, soundtracks, and your own voice narration to your photo stories. Then, you can personalize them with titles and captions. Small file sizes make it easy to send your photo stories in an e-mail or watch them on your TV, a computer, or a Windows Mobile–based portable device.