American Indians
Statehood
The Land
Miscellaneous
100

What is land reserved for Indians called?

reservations

100

In what year did North Dakota become a state?

1889

100

What river creates the border between ND and MN?

Red River

100

What animal is there a giant statue of in ND?

Buffalo

200

If "Native" is capitalized, it refers to whom?

American Indians

200

Who was the first governor of the state?

John Miller

200

What is the name of the harsh stone valley that contains buttes, pyramids, and domes?

The Badlands

200

What is the capital of ND?

Bismarck

300

What did the U.S. government make with the American Indians in order to keep peace, get more land, and obtain other benefits?

treaties

300

What industry fostered new towns in North Dakota?

railroad

300

Which region is dotted with hills, valleys, lakes and wetlands?

Drift Prairie region

300

Which president was a cattle rancher in ND?

Theodore Roosevelt

400

Who is in equal rank to the governor of each state?

tribal chair (chief)

400

Which president admitted North Dakota into the Union?

Harrison

400

What is the highest point in ND?

White Butte

400

What does the word "dakota" mean?

friend or ally