Minnesota

Minnesota Welcome to **The Land of 10,000 lakes,** or Minnesota

History


 * In 1660 Pierre Radision and Medard Chouart were the first explorers to reach Minnesota
 * In 1803 Minnesota bacame a teritory in the U.S.A.
 * In 1858 Minnesota became an offical state
 * In 1861 the Civil War began
 * 1941 World War ll began
 * 2007 Minnesota banned smoking in puplic areas

Native Americans-

When the french arrived in Minnesota the Dakota( Native American tribe) inhibated the Middle West Region. After that, the Ojibwa travled with the french. The Ojibwa and the Dakota both hunted the buffalo population in Minnesota. Years later, settlers came from different parts of the region, and all of the Native Americans were forced to leave. They were put into reservations. The goverment told them that they would a large amount of money if they would do this task with out any trouble, but when found out that they were'nt getting the money that is what started **The Dakota War**. In **The Dakota War** about thirty-six Dakota warriors were hung. This a very scaring memory for the Dakota tribe.

State Facts-


 * Minnesota is the size of **86,943 sq. miles**
 * Has the population of **5,266,214**
 * Has rural, suburban, and urban areas in Minnesota

State Geography-


 * Has 12,000 lakes in Minnesota
 * Lakes were made of glaciers

Climate-

The State of Minnesota gets all of the four seasons

Natural Resources-


 * Wheat
 * Timber
 * Iron

Industries-

Publishing, technology, and finacing are the post popular jobs in Minnesota.

Goverment-

Mark Dayton (Democrat) is Minnesota's governor. The capital of Minnesota is St. Paul. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franklen are the U.S. Senaters. There is a total of eight U.S. Representatives. There is 87 counties in the state in Minnesota.

Culture-


 * a lot of mosquitoes in the summer
 * 12,000 lakes
 * base ball is taken very seriously
 * water sports

State Symbols-

State Bird- Common Loon State flower- Pink and White Lady's Slipper State Fish- Walleye State Tree- Norway Pine

Fun Facts-


 * Minnesota Twins (MLB) [[image:4495287484_22c21cfea7.jpg width="99" height="54"]]
 * Minnesota Timberwolves(NBA)
 * Minnesota Vikings(NFL)
 * Minnesota Wild(NHL)
 * Minnesota Lynx(WNBA)
 * Bob Dylan, song writer, poet
 * Minnesota has more boats than any other state