Making Minnesota

What does Minnesota mean?

• Friend

• Land of 10,000 lakes

• Land where the waters reflect the clouds

• North Star

What is the state bird of Minnesota?

• Cardinal

• Common Loon

• Bald Eagle

• Blue Jay

Which River forms part of the eastern border of Minnesota?

• Mississippi River

• Missouri River

• Ohio River

• Colorado River

What is the capital of Minnesota?

• Minneapolis

• Duluth

• Saint Paul

• Rochester

Who were the first people to live in Minnesota?

• French Settlers

• Native American tribes

• Spanish Explorers

• British Colonists

What Native American crop was important to early Minnesota settlers?

• Potatoes

• Tomatoes

• Wild Rice

• Squash

What is agriculture?

• mining

• Farming

• fishing

• trading

What biome of Minnesota do we live in here in Cottgae Grove?

• Coniferous forest

• Deciduous forest

• Prairie Grassland

• Tallgrass Aspen Parkland

What is a renewable resource?

• a resource that can be naturally replaced so it never runs out.

• Resource that once it is gone it's gone

What was floated down the river in the spring to a sawmill?

• rocks

• boats

• logs

• garbage