Chapter 7: Minnesota's Newcomers | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Minnesota became a state so that they could have control over budget & finances

True

Which came first: Minnesota approves a constitution or Minnesota becomes a state?

Minnesota approves a constitution

Which came first: Minnesota becomes a territory or Traverse des Sioux?

Minnesota becomes a territory

A government in which power is divided between a federal and state governments is...

Federalism

Minnesota's first public school teacher from Vermont was...

Harriet Bishop

Minnesota's first state governor was...

Henry Sibley

Minnesota became a state to have more representatives in Congress

True

A written document outlining how the government is organized is a...

Constitution

Minnesota became a state so that they could make deals with private companies

True

By 1855, European Americans outnumbered American Indians for the first time in Minnesota.

True

2 details about St. Paul's citizens

Mostly men, half the adults could not read

2 reasons European Americans left Europe for Minnesota

War, famine, lack of jobs, a better life

The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws is...

Executive

The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws is...

Judicial

2 details about St. Paul in the 1850's

Mostly log hut buildings, barely a town

The branch of government responsible for making laws is...

Legislative

Which came later: Minnesota approves a constitution or E.A > N.A in Minnesota?

Minnesota approves a constitution

2 details about St. Paul's first schoolhouse

An abandoned blacksmith shop; log walls, mud plaster, and evergreen branches

Transportation to the Minnesota Territory included skiing and snowshoeing.

False

The population of Minnesota changed in the 1850’s because...

European Americans immigrating to the territory

Before statehood, Minnesota did not have control of its finances and budget.

True