Early Settlers
St. Paul's first public school teacher was named:
Harriet Bishop
Half of the first European American citizens of St. Paul could not do this:
Read or write
In what year did Minnesota become a TERRITORY?
1849
This branch of government CREATES the laws:
Legislative
In what year did Minnesota become a state?
1858
What St. Paul USED to be called:
Pig's Eye Landing
Inside Harriet Bishop's first schoolhouse, you would find what living things?
snakes and rats
Who was the first governor of the Minnesota TERRITORY?
Alexander Ramsey
This branch of government INTERPRETS the laws, and is made up of the courts:
Judicial
In the United States, the head of the executive branch in a STATE or TERRITORY is known as the:
governor
In what year did European Americans first outnumber American Indians in Minnesota?
1855
DAILY DOUBLE: What was the name of the steamboat Harriet Bishop traveled on to St. Paul?
Argo
This Swedish immigrant faced brutally harsh winters, according to the textbook:
Hans Mattson
The president is the leader of this branch, which enforces the laws:
Executive
If a president does not like a bill created by Congress, the president can ______________ it.
veto
During the 1850s, which continent were most settlers to Minnesota from?
Which TWO treaties, both signed in 1851, turned most of the Dakota's land over to the U.S. government?
Traverse des Sioux and Mendota
Who is Minnesota's current governor? SPELLING COUNTS!
Tim Walz
What are the TWO houses of the legislative branch?
Senate and House of Representatives
List three reasons why people left Europe to come to Minnesota:
- land and jobs were scarce back home
- to escape famines (no food)
- to escape war
- religious freedom
Harriet Bishop's first schoolhouse was located in THIS type of building:
An abandoned blacksmith's shop
List SIX forms of transportation used in Minnesota in the 1800s.
walking, canoe, railroad, steamboat, oxcart, horse-drawn stagecoach
What are the advantages of becoming a state? List THREE.
- citizens can vote for president
- states can send more members to Congress
- control its own finances
- create its own budget
- more independence
What are the two levels of government under federalism?
State and federal
List THREE things established by Minnesota's constitution:
- set the state's boundaries
- citizens could vote
- divided gov't into three branches