Exploring Minnesota 1

Which states or countries of North, South, West, and East of Minnesota?

• Iowa

• West

• Canada

• South

• North and South Dakota

• East

• Wisconsin

• North

Which are the two largest towns in Minnesota?

• Minneapolis

• St. Paul

• Rochester

• Duluth

• Long Prairie

How long ago did people come to what is known as Minnesota?

• 5,000 years ago

• 10,000 years ago

• 15, 000 years ago

• 20,000 years ago

What year did Minnesota become a state?

• 1660

• 1700

• 1858

• 2000

Put these events in the order that they happened.

• Fort Snelling Opens

• Dakotas start the U.S.-Dakota War

• Dr. Charles Mayo starts the Mayo Clinic

• Bank Robber Jesse James fails to rob a bank

• Two Frenchmen come to Minnesota

Minnesota is known as the Land of ​ ​ (a)   lakes but really they have over ​ (b)   lakes.

• 10,000
• 15,000
• 5,000
• 1,000
• 20,000
• 2,000

The largest lakes in Minnesota are​ ​ (a)   and ​ ​ (b)   .

• Red Lake
• Mille Lacs Lake
• Lake Minnetonka
• Lake Vermilion
• Lake of the Woods
• Lake Charlotte

Western Minnesota used to be​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   .​ but now is ​ (b)   .

• tall grass prairie
• farmland
• swamps
• forests
• lake
• glaciers