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SS unit 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Steamboat | A boat powerd by a steam engine Main form of travel for MN |
| governor | head of a state or territory in an executive branch |
| who is governor for mn | Alexander ramsey |
| immigrant | a person who comes into a country to live there |
| State | A area with boundaries residents and a governor with a constitution and laws |
| Recruiter | someone who encourages new people to join a group or take action |
| federalism | a system of government in which power is divided between a federal government and state government |
| constitution | a written document outlining how the government or a state or a country is organized |
| federal | national |
| who outnumbered the American indians by 1860 | European Americans |
| who was the fastest growing place in the nation in 1858 | MN |
| Who was Harriet Bishop? | First in Saint Paul as a teacher, first school in St. Paul had nine students, and only two spoke English |
| What is the executive branch and what do they do? | They are a president and they enforce laws |
| What is the legislative branch and what do they do? | They are Congress, and they make laws |
| What is the judicial branch and what do they do? | They are the Supreme Court, and they interpret the laws |
| How do you become a territory? | You have to have 5000 adults, Congress mass pass laws and must have elected members |
| What happened in 1848 | Henry Sibley sent as a delegate to DC for Congress, requested a new territory, waited six months, created boundaries ,Zachary Taylor pics Alexander Ramsey as first governor of territory |
| Who is the Congress for Minnesota? | Henry Sibley |
| Who is hans Mattson? | A Swedish immigrant, farmer, chops wood for steamboats in Winter, wrote Swedish newspaper encouraging immigration, came to escape war |
| How to become a state | Congress must passed law allowing territory to become a state, must have constitution, must approve constitution, elect government officials, Congress must pass laws admitting state to union. |
| When did Congress pass the law allowing Minnesota to become a state | May 11, 1858 |
| How many major parties are there in the US and name them? | There are two and it is Republican and Democratic |
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