Test One

Question 1

MN in the Ice Age

Answer 1

Glaciers came to MN 4 times, reshaped and flattened the land. Reshaped hills and created lakes and riverbeds. Fertile soil

Question 2

3 Ecological Regions

Answer 2

Prairie (Farmers after RRs) Big woods (Destroyed by farmers for fertile soil) Evergreen (Flattened for lumber)

Question 3

Lake Superior

Answer 3

Largest freshwater lake in the world. Historic trading route, Recreational activities, limited pollution, increasing development

Question 4

Paleo-Indians

Answer 4

Laid the foundation for Native American life in North America. Stone tools, men hunted and women cared for the children. First people in MN.

Question 5

Jeffers

Answer 5

Early people carved in the rocks, Spiritual place for Native Americans, who believed them to be messages from the gods for them.

Question 6

Dakota

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Oldest residents of MN, Founded living in the north and eastern woods in MN. Dominant group through the 1600s

Question 7

Ojibwe

Answer 7

Moved came from the east to the west for food. Came to MN for the fur trade. Met Europeans about 1640

Question 8

Battle of Shakopee

Answer 8

Final fight between the Dakota and the Ojibwe in 1858. Peace after, White settlers a bigger problem.

Question 9

Kensington Runestone

Answer 9

Found in tree root describing trip by vikings MN in 1362. Some believe that this shows Vikings were here.

Question 10

NW Passage

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Water route to Asia through North America. Brought many explorers to MN.

Question 11

Radisson and Grossiliers

Answer 11

In 1659, first Europeans to visit MN. Traded with the Dakota (Fur traders)

Question 12

Duluth

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French Solider and explorer. 1678 - Declared MN belonged to France.

Question 13

Hennepin

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1678 Belgian priest who came to convert Native Americans but was captured by them. Wrote Description of Louisiana, first book about MN.

Question 14

French and Indian War

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1750s (1754 to 1763). French and Indians Vs British. British won. French out of MN.

Question 15

Johnathan Carver

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Mapermaker of the NW Passage expedition trip; trip was cancelled. Travels through the Inner parts of North America in the years of 1766 thru 1768.

Question 16

Grand Portage

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Largest fur trade center in the world. July and August are the busiest months. Major jump off point for explorers. 1770s

Question 17

American Revolution

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1775 to 1783. Americans Vs British. Americans gained land to Mississippi River including parts of Minnesota.

Question 18

Zebulon Pike

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Born in 1779. Explored upper Mississippi River in 1805 and 1806. Possite sites for an American Fort. One of the sites where Fort Snelling ended up.

Question 19

J. Snelling

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Career Military Officer. Leader of effort to build Fort St Antony. Completed in 1825

Question 20

Henry Schoolcraft

Answer 20

Failed glassmaker who was on expeditions looking for the source of the Mississippi River. Discovered in 1832 at Lake Itasca.

Question 21

Ramsey Crooks

Answer 21

1787 American fur trader. MN business manager for JJ Astro

Question 22

Selkirk Colony

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1811 Scottish and Irish colonists settled Red River region. Pemina - First settlement in Minnesota.

Question 23

Pond Brothers

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1830s to the 1870s from CT around 1834. Missionaries, taught the Dakota about farming.

Question 24

Stephan R Riggs

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Ordained Minister. Wrote outlines of a plan to civilize the Dakota. Founded the Hazelwood Republic. 1830s (1837)

Question 25

Pierre "Pigs Eye" Parrant

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Late 1830s. Ran a tavern in newly opened land near Fort Snelling. Settlement around his tavern took his name, Was later changed to St Paul

Question 26

Harriet Bishop

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Vermont born teacher who came to Minnesota in 1847 with the National Border of Popular Education. Opened the first St Paul public school. Moved into Reform.

Question 27

Stillwater Convention

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An 1848 public meeting to discuss the statues of the MN Territory. Wrote a petition to congress and the president for early territory status. Henry Sibley selected an individual to deliver the petition to the congress.

Question 28

Henry Sibley

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Former fur trader who was instrumental to the creation of MN Territory. Became the first governor of MN in 1858

Question 29

Alexander Ramsey

Answer 29

Pennsylvainia Whig; Former congressman from PA. First governor of MN by president Zachary Taylor. Served from 1849 to 1853.

Question 30

James Madison Goodhue

Answer 30

Newspaper man who arrived in MN in 1848; Died in 1852. Editor of the Minnesota Pioneer. Advertised the benefits of moving to Minnesota which encouraged people to come.

Question 31

Minnesota Enabling Act

Answer 31

An Act passed by the US Congress in 1857 that detailed the steps MN Territory had to take to become a state