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US-Dakota War
Geography
People
Famous Things
100

Bird

Common Loon

100

What do you call an agreement made between two political groups?

Treaty

100

Name two major Rivers found in Minnesota.

Mississippi, Minnesota

100

He was a missionary that worked well with the Dakota Indians.

Father Louis Hennepin

100

This place attracts shoppers from around the world.

Mall of America

200
Sport

Hockey

200

What was the "spark" that started the war?

4 Dakota attached and killed 5 white settlers

200

Where did many settlers establish permanent settlements and why?

Along Rivers, easy for transportation

200

Name the two main Native American Tribes from Minnesota.

Dakota (Sioux) and Ojibway (Chippewa)
200

This famous Minnesotan created the Peanuts characters.

Charles Schultz

300

Flower

Pink Lady Slipper

300

What caused the Dakota to become upset with the US Government?

US stopped paying Dakota for the land, Dakota needed to buy food

300

How many regions is Minnesota divided into?

Seven

300

Which country did the first settlers of Minnesota come from?

France

300

This famous food is a Hamburger with Cheese in the Inside of it.  Mmmmmm!

Jucy Lucy

400

Fish

Walleye

400

How long did the war last?

6 Weeks

400

Name all four biomes found in Minnesota.

Coniferous Forest

Deciduous Forest

Prairie Grassland

Tallgrass Aspen Parkland

400

He was the leader of the Dakota Sioux during the US-Dakota War.

Little Crow

400

She was from Grand Rapids and played Dorothy in the movie "The Wizard of Oz".

Julie Garland

500

Song

Hail Minnesota

500

What happened to the Dakota after the war?

stayed in camps, exiled to South Dakota, some executed for war crimes

500

What was the invention that allowed people to settle and visit Minnesota from far away?

Steamboat

500

What was the occupation (job) of the early settlers in Minnesota?

Fur Trader

500

Name Three Big Businesses from Minnesota.

Target

Best Buy

3M

General Mills

Mayo Clinic

US Bank