Northern Lights Ch 7 "Minnesota's Newcomers" Vocab Review

Constitution

• Circumstances that make a person want to leave their country

• Divided into two groups, Senate and House of Representatives

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

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

Federalism

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

• The group of people who make laws for the U.S.

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

• Representatives from all states and territories

Immigrant

• The group of people who make laws for the U.S.

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

• Somebody who encourages others to join a group

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

Who was the first territorial governor of Minnesota?

• Alexander Ramsey

• Henry Sibley

• Hans Mattson

• St. Peter

What is NOT true about Congress?

• The group of people who make laws for the U.S.

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

• Representatives from all states and territories

• Divided into two groups, Senate and House of Representatives

Governor

• The group of people who make laws for the U.S

• Representatives from all states and territories

• Somebody who encourages others to join a group

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

State

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

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

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

• Secret Word

Who was the first state governor of Minnesota?

• Hans Mattson

• Alexander Ramsey

• Henry Sibley

• St. Peter

What happened on May 11, 1858?

• A Swedish immigrant established a new Swedish colony, named Vasa

• The Minnesota Constitution was signed

• Minnesota became the 32nd state

• More Europeans and Americans settled here

Recruiter

• A person who comes into a country to live there

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

• Somebody who encourages others to join a group

• The group of people who make laws for the U.S.