Chapter 7: Minnesota Newcomers

Steamboat

• A boat powered by a steam engine.

• A canoe used to travel upriver.

• A way to transport wood.

• A way for Mr. Novosad to blow of steam when he's angry.

U.S. Congress

• The group of people who make laws for the United States. It is divided into two groups, the Senate and the House of Representatives.

• The U.S. Senate

• The U.S. House of Representatives

• The group of lawmakers who judge the laws and make sure they're being fair.

Governor

• The head of the executive branch in a state or territory.

• The group of people who make laws for the United States.

• A geographic area with boundaries, residents, and a government with a constitution and laws.

• The person how makes the laws in a particular state.

State

• A geographic area with boundaries, residents, and a government with a constitution and laws.

• The head of the executive branch in a state or territory.

• An area of land.

• A place where people and residents call home.

Immigrant

• A person who comes into a country to live there.

• A citizen of another country.

• Someone who stays at home and plays videogames all day long.

• A group of people who have grown up and lived in one territory their whole lives.

Recruiter

• Someone who encourages new people to join a group or take action.

• A person who comes into a country to live there.

• A group of people who encourage others to get their distance learning materials in on time.

• An individual who serves the U.S. government.

Constitution

• A written document outlining how the government of a state or country is organized.

• An agreed-upon document that serves the country and its citizens.

• The one and only document that describes how our country should be running.

• A document that if broken will lead to severe penalties, such as repeating 6th grade.

Federalism

• A system of government in which power is divided between a federal, or national government and various state governments.

• The different parts of the constitution.

• The power the president of the United States has over its citizens.

• A written document outlining how the government or a state or country is organized.

A steamboat is a boat powered by a _____ engine. Steamboats were the main mode of travel for newcomers moving to Minnesota during the territorial period.

• steam

• gas

• coal

• electrical

_____ is the group of people who make laws for the United States. It has elected representatives from all states and territories. it is divided into two groups, the Senate and the House of Representatives.

• U.S. Congress

• governor

• state

• constitution