Social Studies "Minnesota's Newcomers"

Question 0

US Congress

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Steamboat

Answer 1

It’s a boat powered by a steam engine

Question 2

Governor

Answer 2

The head of the exclusive branch of a state or territory

Question 3

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

Answer 3

State

Question 4

Immigrants

Answer 4

A person who comes into a country to live there

Question 5

Recruiter

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Constitution

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Federalism

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Prior to 1851 how many people lived in Minnesota

Answer 8

Only 5 to 6 Thousand people

Question 9

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

Answer 9

1854

Question 10

By 185___ many European Americans were there

Answer 10

1857, there were over 150,000 European Americans

Question 11

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

Answer 11

1849 to 1858

Question 12

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

Answer 12

1855

Question 13

What are five ways that people could travel

Answer 13

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

Question 14

What was Harriet Bishop

Answer 14

A school teacher

Question 15

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

Answer 15

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

Question 16

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

Answer 16

The Dakota war of 1862

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Savages, and inhuman monsters etc.

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Fear mostly

Question 19

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

Answer 19

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

Question 20

What were four advantages of becoming a territory

Answer 20

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

Question 21

How many months did it take for the Congress to decide if Minnesota was a territory

Answer 21

Six

Question 22

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

Answer 22

In the spring of 1849, March 3rd

Question 23

________ _______ ______appointed _________ ______as the first territorial governor

Answer 23

President Zachary Taylor appointed Alexander Ramsey as the first territorial governor

Question 24

What are two reasons that people from Europe immigrated to Minnesota

Answer 24

1. Because they had friends and family who lives in Minnesota. 2. the rich farmland was good for trading

Question 25

How did the arrival of European American settlers effect the Dakota and Ojibway

Answer 25

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

Question 26

What were three problems that Hans Mattson faced

Answer 26

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

Question 27

What year did Minnesota become a state

Answer 27

1858

Question 28

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

Answer 28

1851

Question 29

What year did Minnesota become a territory

Answer 29

1849

Question 30

What year did Minnesota approve the constitution

Answer 30

1857

Question 31

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

Answer 31

1855

Question 32

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

Answer 32

1854

Question 33

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

Answer 33

1855

Question 34

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

Answer 34

True

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Reservations, annuity payments

Question 36

Who or false, not any reservations exist today Make false statements true

Answer 36

False, many reservations still exist today

Question 37

Why did The Irish leave Europe

Answer 37

To escape The famine

Question 38

Why did the Norwegians leave Europe

Answer 38

Because there were scarce jobs and land

Question 39

Why did the Germans leave Europe

Answer 39

To Fled the wars

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Germans

Question 41

What are three advantages of becoming a state

Answer 41

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

Question 42

What year was the constitution written in and was it in summer fall winter or spring

Answer 42

1857 and it was in Summer

Question 43

On what day did Minnesota become a state

Answer 43

May 11, 1858

Question 44

Was Minnesota the 31st state to be made

Answer 44

No it was the 32nd

Question 45

Who was the 1st governor

Answer 45

Henry Sibley

Question 46

What year and month was the constitution excepted in

Answer 46

October of 1857

Question 47

What where the constitutional highlights

Answer 47

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

Question 48

What was the voting rights that the constitutional highlight granted

Answer 48

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

Question 49

What are the three state powers

Answer 49

Legislative, executive, and judicial

Question 50

What is the division of power

Answer 50

No one has complete control at any level