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Test One Flashcards

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MN in the Ice Age

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

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3 Ecological Regions

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

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Lake Superior

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

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Paleo-Indians

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

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Jeffers

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

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Dakota

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

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Ojibwe

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

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Battle of Shakopee

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

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Kensington Runestone

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

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NW Passage

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

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Radisson and Grossiliers

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

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Duluth

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

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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.

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French and Indian War

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

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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.

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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

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American Revolution

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

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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.

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J. Snelling

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

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Henry Schoolcraft

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

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Ramsey Crooks

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1787 American fur trader. MN business manager for JJ Astro

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Selkirk Colony

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

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Pond Brothers

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

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Stephan R Riggs

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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Alexander Ramsey

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

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James Madison Goodhue

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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.

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Minnesota Enabling Act

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

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