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WorksheetsUnit 5: MN Early Explorers
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
First Europeans to come to North America (if the Kensingotn Runestone is REAL)
Spanish
German
Vikings
French
One of the first French Explorers to come to MN in the late 1600's (major city is named after him)
Sieur DuLuth
Radison
LaVerendrye
Nicollet
French Missionary that came to MN in the 1600's
Sieur DuLuth
Radisson
Father Louis Hennepin
LeVerendry
Explorer who successfully built the first military fort in MN
DuLuth
Father Louis Hennepin
Henry Schoolcraft
Josiah Snelling
Explorer to find the real source of the Mississippi
Henry Schoolcraft
Lewis Cass
Zebulon Pike
Josiah Snelling
What evidence was found in central MN that suggests Vikings were in MN over 100 years before Columbus?
Alexandria Runic Carving
Jeffers Petroglyphs
Cambridge Engraving
Kensington Runestone
If the Vikings really came to MN, what year were they here?
(a)
What were DuLuth's 2 goals/purposes for coming to MN?
Find the Northwest Passage
Make peace between the Native Americans
Trade with the Native Americans
Find the source of the Mississippi
What is the purpose behind Father Louis Hennepin being a missionary?
Persuade the Native Americans to trade with the French instead of the British
Convince the Dakota to become like the Ojibwe
Get the Native Americans to give up their ancient customs and become Christians
Change the Native Americans methods of hunting
What is the name of the only waterfalls on the Mississippi River?
Gooseberry Falls
St. Anthony Falls
Kettle Falls
St. Croix Falls
What were Pike's 3 missions when coming to MN?
Find the source of the Mississippi
Purchase land for a military fort
Find mineral deposits such as ore
Settle the dispute between the Dakota and Ojibwe
Build a military fort
What did Pike pay for the 200 acres of land he purchased from the Dakota?
$200
$2,000 in gold
Nothing
$200 worth of trade goods
What lake did Pike believe was the source if the Mississippi River
Leech Lake
Red Cedar Lake
Mille Lacs Lake
Lake Superior
What was the purpose of Fort Snelling
Maintain law and order
Keep peace between the Dakota and Ojibwe
Both
Neith
Who was the Indian Agent at Fort Snelling that advocated (stuck up) for the Native Americans
Henry Schoolcraft
Josiah Snelling
Henry Leavenworth
Lawrence Taliaferro
Who was the Indian Agent in the Superior area that advocated or supported the Native Americans?
Henry Schoolcraft
Josiah Snelling
Henry Leavenworth
Lawrence Talaferro
What did Cass believe was the source of the Mississippi?
Mille Lacs Lake
Leech Lake
Lake Itasca
Red Cedar Lake (or Cassina or Cass Lake)
