Minnesota Basics
What is the state bird of Minnesota?
The Loon
Which of the following statements about Jeffers Petroglyphs is NOT true?
A. The Jeffers Petroglyphs are a sacred location to Native Americans.
B. There is a famous hand petroglyph that represents a variety of things from friendship to grief.
C. Most of the carvings were of people and animals.
D. Native Americans made the carvings using metal tools like hammers.
D is the only FALSE statement.
Which best describes why Native Americans wanted manufactured goods?
A. to make money
B. to make life easier
C. to improve fashion
d. they didn't have enough supplies to survive on their own.
B. to make life easier
In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court decided that...
A. The Scotts were free until the Civil War ended.
B. The Scotts were "property", not citizens, and could not be free.
C. The Scotts were free when they returned to Missouri.
D. The Scotts were free as long as they stayed in Minnesota.
B
Which of the following is NOT a way settlers could get land when they came to Minnesota?
A. the Homestead Act
B. Buy from the railroad companies
C. Buy from the Dakota
D. Buy from a land speculator
C
What is the state flower of Minnesota?
the Pink Lady Slipper
Fill in the blank: _____________ are honored and respected in Dakota society (especially because they pass along oral history).
Storytellers
Choose two ways that European traders built relationships with Native Americans:
A. giving gifts to Native Americans (showing generosity)
B. giving money to the Native Americans
C. inviting Native Americans to visit them in Europe.
D. marrying Native American women
A and D
The most likely reason the 11 states wanted to secede the United States was because...
A. They didn't have enough railroads and factories.
B. They felt that the North was trying to steal slaves for themselves
C. Lincoln had been elected president of their country and they were fearful he would end slavery.
D. Their cotton had been entirely picked over and they needed to make a bold move.
C
What do you call "The practice of growing a variety of crops and livestock that were often sold for a profit?" Hint...it starts with "D_______."
Diversified Farming
How tall is the Paul Bunyan statue in Bemidji?
12 feet, 18 feet, 24 feet, or 30 feet?
Which of the following were ways that Dakota children showed respect to their elders (choose ALL correct answers):
A. speaking quietly in the tipi
B. respecting privacy by keeping their eyes turned down, or lowered
C. moving carefully through the tipi so they didn't trip or fall
D. creating cards for birthdays and anniversaries
A, B, and C are all correct
This Minnesota tribe signed much of their land over to the US government in the Treaties of Traverse des Sioux and Mendota.
The Dakota tribe
About how many years did the Civil War last, and who won?
4 years, the North won
Which Minnesota city "boomed" because of railroads, shipping, and iron ore?
Duluth
Name the state fish.
The Walleye
The Dakota Nation was made up of how many council fires?
2, 3, 7, or 10?
7
The FIRST land deal with the Dakota in Minnesota was in which year:
1790, 1805, 1837, 1851
1805 (near Fort Snelling)
Which Dakota group do these traits describe?
They lived on farms in wood or brick houses, their source of food came from crops they grew and livestock they raised, and they adapted to the European American way of life by wearing American-style clothing and attending churches lead by missionaries.
Farm Dakota
What was the name of the neighborhood that Stefan Jakub and his family lived in?
The Bohemian Flats
Mississippi and the Minnesota are two rivers in Minnesota.
Name two more.
Big Fork River, Blue Earth River, Buffalo River, Cannon River, Chippewa River, Cloquet River, Cottonwood River, Crow River, Crow Wing River, Des Moines River, Little Fork River, Pomme De Terre River, Rainy River, Red Lake River, Redwood River, Root River, Roseau River, Rum River, St. Croix River and St. Louis River.
Match the season with the location that the Ojibwe lived during that season (spring, summer, fall, winter):
A. The Ojibwe lived in villages near lakes and rivers in the ________.
B. The Ojibwe lived in sugar camps in the maple forests in the __________.
C. The Ojibwe lived deep in the pine forest in Wigwams in the _________.
D. The Ojibwe lived near ponds, lakes, and marshes in the __________.
A = summer
B = spring
C = winter
D = fall
Match the fur trade role with the job description: (Interpreter, trader, voyageurs, clerks)
A. They used their knowledge of multiple languages to help traders negotiate.
B. They did the hard work of the fur trade, including carrying and canoeing furs from trade posts to trade centers.
C. They were in charge of one or more trade posts, could read and write, and were usually from a wealthy family.
D. They ran the day-to-day operations of a trade post and could read and write.
A = interpreter, B= voyageur, C= trader, D= clerk
Select the statement that best describes how the U.S-Dakota war originally started:
A: Four Dakota killed five European Americans in an argument about land.
B: Four European Americans killed five Dakota in an argument about eggs.
C: Four European Americans killed five Dakota in an argument about land.
D: Four Dakota killed five European Americans in an argument about eggs.
D
Which group of people FINALLY gained citizenship and the right to vote in Minnesota in 1924?
American Indians