Minnesota History Quiz Ch 1 to 13

What was the Dawes Act known for?

• Helping U.S. cities grow and supply factory workers

• Breaking up reservations and cheating American Indians out of more of their land

• Turning parts of MN from French land to American

• Writing the first history of the Ojibwe people

What disease killed the most people in the early 1900s?

• Smallpox

• Tuberculosis

• Influenza

• Cholera

What event led to Hinckley and another town being destroyed?

• A flood

• Terrible fires

• An earthquake

• A tornado

Which European peninsula are Norway and Sweden part of?

• Iberian Peninsula

• Balkan Peninsula

• Scandinavian Peninsula

• Italian Peninsula

What was the significance of Miners Lake?

• It was the site of the first school in St. Paul.

• It was the biggest Rendezvous location.

• It formed as the Pioneer Mine slowly sank.

• It was where the Seven Long Stops of the Ojibwe journey took place.

Who was J.P. Morgan in relation to U.S. Steel?

• The founder of U.S. Steel

• The person who eventually bought out Andrew Carnegie to form U.S. Steel

• The first governor of Minnesota

• The person who made the first treaty with the Dakota for MN land

What was Frederick Weyerhaeuser known for?

• Being a timber baron

• Founding the first school in St. Paul

• Organizing the Grange which helped farmers

• Being the first governor of Minnesota

What was the purpose of St. Anthony Falls?

• To provide power for Minneapolis to become the flour milling capital

• To serve as a site for petroglyphs

• To mark the site of the biggest Rendezvous

• To be a fort to protect the fur trade

Who was Oliver Kelley?

• The person who wrote the first history of the Ojibwe people

• The organizer of the Grange which helped farmers

• The founder of Vasa / Encouraged Swedish immigration

• The first governor of Minnesota

What was the main issue with railroads in MN in the 1870s and 1880s?

• They helped settle MN but later charged farmers high prices to ship grain

• They were destroyed by terrible fires

• They were the site of the biggest Rendezvous

• They were used to assimilate the Dakota people