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Social Studies "Minnesota's Newcomers" Flashcards

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US Congress

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The group of people of people who make laws for the US it has elected representatives from all states. Made of two groups, the Senate and House of representatives

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Steamboat

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It’s a boat powered by a steam engine

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Governor

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The head of the exclusive branch of a state or territory

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geographic area with boundaries, residents, and a government with the constitution and laws

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State

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Immigrants

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A person who comes into a country to live there

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Recruiter

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Somebody who encourages new people to join a group or take action

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Constitution

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A written document outlining how the government of the state or country is organized

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Federalism

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A system of government in which power is divided between a federal, or national government and various state governments

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Prior to 1851 how many people lived in Minnesota

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Only 5 to 6 Thousand people

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By what year were there 30,000 newcomers of European American people

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1854

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By 185___ many European Americans were there

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1857, there were over 150,000 European Americans

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From what two years was Minnesota the fastest growing place in the US

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1849 to 1858

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By what year did the population of newcomers over take the American Indian population

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1855

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What are five ways that people could travel

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Canoe, walking, steamboats, trains from the East Coast to towns on the Mississippi river, Horse drawn stagecoaches, ox carts

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What was Harriet Bishop

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A school teacher

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Harriet bishop organized, lead, and established, many things what are three of those things

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She established Saint Pauls first Sunday school, she led several women’s groups they raise money for community projects,and tried to organize a group against the evils of alcohol

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Harriet bishop said hurtful things about the Dakota in a book about what

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The Dakota war of 1862

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What were some of the things that Harriet bishop called the Dakota in her book

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Savages, and inhuman monsters etc.

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When Harriet bishop said mean things about the Dakota what was it really based on

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Fear mostly

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What are three branches of the government and what do they do

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Legislative – makes the laws,
executive – enforce the laws,
judicial – interpret the laws

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What were four advantages of becoming a territory

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  1. is approved by a governor would be appointed to lead
  2. Could elect representatives to make laws for territory
  3. Create own judicial court to decide on following and breaking of laws
  4. First step to becoming a state
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How many months did it take for the Congress to decide if Minnesota was a territory

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Six

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In the spring of what year and date did the congress make Minnesota a Territory

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In the spring of 1849, March 3rd

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________ _______ ______appointed _________ ______as the first territorial governor

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President Zachary Taylor appointed Alexander Ramsey as the first territorial governor

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What are two reasons that people from Europe immigrated to Minnesota

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  1. Because they had friends and family who lives in Minnesota.
  2. the rich farmland was good for trading
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How did the arrival of European American settlers effect the Dakota and Ojibway

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By 1855 the population newcomers over took the American Indians. The Dakota and Ojibwe lost almost all of their land (only got to keep reservations). Had to make treaties and fought a lot. Got to trade with European Americans and got to get things like beads, cloth, fabric, brass tins, and kettles etc. had to learn European Americans religion

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What were three problems that Hans Mattson faced

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-40°– Really cold, started running out of food, some people started getting hypothermia

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What year did Minnesota become a state

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1858

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What year did the Dakota and US government signed the Treaty of travers day Sioux and Mendota

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1851

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What year did Minnesota become a territory

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1849

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What year did Minnesota approve the constitution

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1857

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What year did the year european-Americans outnumber American Indians in Minnesota for the first time

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1855

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What year did The Dakota Cede much of northeastern Minnesota to the government

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1854

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In what year did the government purchase large chunks of northcentral Minnesota

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1855

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True or false, much of the northwestern Minnesota was last in the 1860s

Make false statements true

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True

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What did the Ojibway gain after they sold most of their land

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Reservations, annuity payments

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Who or false, not any reservations exist today

Make false statements true

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False, many reservations still exist today

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Why did The Irish leave Europe

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To escape The famine

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Why did the Norwegians leave Europe

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Because there were scarce jobs and land

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Why did the Germans leave Europe

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To Fled the wars

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Where the Irish, Norwegians, or Germans the largest group to leave Europe

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Germans

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What are three advantages of becoming a state

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  1. Minnesota can control it’s own finances and set a budget
  2. More independence to deal with private companies like railroads
  3. Have more reps in the US Congress to influence National affairs
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What year was the constitution written in and was it in summer fall winter or spring

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1857 and it was in Summer

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On what day did Minnesota become a state

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May 11, 1858

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Was Minnesota the 31st state to be made

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No it was the 32nd

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Who was the 1st governor

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Henry Sibley

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What year and month was the constitution excepted in

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October of 1857

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What where the constitutional highlights

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Set the state boundaries, granted voting rights, and divided state Powers into three branches

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What was the voting rights that the constitutional highlight granted

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Free white males only at first, and later they changed it to include women ,African-Americans,and American Indians

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What are the three state powers

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Legislative, executive, and judicial

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What is the division of power

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No one has complete control at any level

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