Ch. 7- Minnesota's Newcomers

Harriet Bishop was the first public-school teacher in Minnesota.

• true

• false

What year did Minnesota become a state?

How did the population of Minnesota change in the 1850s?

• More Dakota moved into the state

• More Ojibwe moved into the state

• More European Americans moved into the state

What are the three branches of government?

• Secretarial

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Territorial

• Executive

Why did people leave Europe and emigrate to Minnesota?

• to seek opportunity

• to farm

• to begin a new life

• for the cold winters

• for the beautiful scenery

Hans Mattson was the first governor of Minnesota Territory.

• true

• false

A geographic area with boundaries, residents, and a government with a constitution and laws is known as a ....

• immigrant

• state

• Federalism

• steamboat

• US Congress

What branch of government interprets laws?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Transportation to Minnesota included steamboats, cars and canoes.

• true

• false

Who was the first state governor of Minnesota?

• Joe Roulette

• Alexander Ramsey

• Charles Lindberg

• Henry Sibley