Early Settlement
Settlement Patterns
Homesteading
Miscellaneous
100
The name of the 500-page book that promoted the Dakota.
"Resources of Dakota"
100
Which companies operated the immigrant trains to the Dakota territory.
Railroad Companies
100
What is a "claim shanty"?
A Tarpaper shack.
100
Which year did the rush of settlers end?
1890
200
The pamphlets that described the area were published in which newspapers?
American, Canadian, Scandinavian, and German Newspapers
200
The trains carried _____ and _____.
Passengers and Baggage.
200
What is "taking a claim"?
Applying to the government for land.
200
How did children learn to read?
Their parents taught them.
300
The year the North Pacific Railroad created a huge campaign to attract settlers.
1879
300
The two largest groups of immigrants.
Germans from Russia and Norwegians
300
How old do you have to be to "take a claim"?
21 or older.
300
What did settlers do while stranded at home?
They played board games.
400
The year the law was passed for creating congressional township.
1785
400
Which region in North Dakota had the most settlements?
The Red River Valley
400
When there was no wood available, what type of houses were built instead?
Sod houses.
400
What percentage of people who came to Dakota foreign born?
Almost half
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