WorksheetsNorthern Lights Ch 7 "Minnesota's Newcomers" Vocab Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Constitution
Circumstances that make a person want to leave their country
Divided into two groups, Senate and House of Representatives
A written document outlining how the government of a state or country is organized
A system of government in which power is divided between a federal, or national, government and various state governments
Federalism
A written document outlining how the government of a state or country is organized
The group of people who make laws for the U.S.
A system of government in which power is divided between a federal, or national, government and various state governments
Representatives from all states and territories
Immigrant
The group of people who make laws for the U.S.
The head of the executive branch in a state or territory
Somebody who encourages others to join a group
A person who comes into a country to live there.
Who was the first territorial governor of Minnesota?
Alexander Ramsey
Henry Sibley
Hans Mattson
St. Peter
What is NOT true about Congress?
The group of people who make laws for the U.S.
The head of the executive branch in a state or territory
Representatives from all states and territories
Divided into two groups, Senate and House of Representatives
Governor
The group of people who make laws for the U.S
Representatives from all states and territories
Somebody who encourages others to join a group
The head of the executive branch in a state or territory
State
A system of government in which power is divided between a federal, or national, government and various state governments
A geographic area with boundaries, residents, and a government with a constitution and laws
A written document outlining how the government of a state or country is organized
Secret Word
Who was the first state governor of Minnesota?
Hans Mattson
Alexander Ramsey
Henry Sibley
St. Peter
What happened on May 11, 1858?
A Swedish immigrant established a new Swedish colony, named Vasa
The Minnesota Constitution was signed
Minnesota became the 32nd state
More Europeans and Americans settled here
Recruiter
A person who comes into a country to live there
The head of the executive branch in a state or territory
Somebody who encourages others to join a group
The group of people who make laws for the U.S.
Federalism
The group of people who make laws for the U.S.
A system of government in which power is divided between a federal, or national government and various state governments
Representatives from all states and territories
Divided into two groups, Senate and House of Representatives
1850’s – Time of Change
Which of the following is NOT correct:
Rapid population growth and towns develop
Railroads were helping to transport people and goods in Minnesota
More European immigrants
Germany, Ireland, Norway and more Americans from the East: NY, OH, PA
Dakota living on the reservation
Push Factor
Secret Word
Circumstance that make a person want to leave their country
The advantages a country has that make a person want to come and live there
Somebody who encourages others to join a group
What was the main mode of travel for newcomers moving to MN in the 1850s?
Steamboat
Oxcart
Canoe
Walking
Who was the Swedish immigrant who established a colony called Vasa and later became a well-known leader in the U.S.?
Joseph Rolette
Alexander Ramsey
Hans Mattson
Henry Sibley
Pull Factor
The advantages a country has that make a person want to come and live there
Circumstances that make a person want to leave their country
Secret Word
Somebody who encourages others to join a group
The secret word for chapter 6 and 7 is:
Mee Moua, the first Asian woman to serve in the Minnesota Legislature.
John Wheaton, the first African American to serve in the Minnesota legislature.
St. Peter, the town that almost became the capital of the new state of Minnesota
Cass Gilbert, the architect who designed the Minnesota State Capitol building
Which of the following is an example of Push Factor?
unemployment
freedom
safety
stability
Which of the following is an example of Pull Factor?
natural disaster
poverty
freedom
unemployment
From which country and state were most people coming from when they finally arrived in Minnesota?
Ireland and Ohio
Germany and
New York
Norway and Pennsylvania
Germany and Ohio
