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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main mode of travel for immigrants to Minnesota up the Mississippi River during the territorial period?
Horse-drawn stagecoach
Canoe
Oxcart
Steamboat
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the population of European American settlers in Minnesota by 1857?
150,000
200,000
30,000
6,000
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the first public-school teacher in St. Paul?
S. I. Willard
Hans Mattson
Harriet Bishop
Alexander Ramsey
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main goal of the newcomers who arrived in Minnesota in the 1850s?
To establish trade routes
To become landowners
To find gold
To start a new government
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was appointed as the territorial governor of Minnesota by President Zachary Taylor?
S. I. Willard
Henry Sibley
Hans Mattson
Alexander Ramsey
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the role of Harriet Bishop in the community of St. Paul?
All of the above
Led women's organizations for community projects
Organized a group against alcohol consumption
Established the first Sunday school
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the treaties of Traverse des Sioux and Mendota in 1851 achieve?
Allowed European American settlers to move onto the land early
Secured reservations and annuity payments for the Ojibwe
Opened up much of southern Minnesota for settlement
All of the above
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