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Chapter 7 Minnesota's Newcomers with
Complete Solutions
Steamboat ✔✔A boat powered by a steam engine. These were the main mode of travel for Newcomers moving Minnesota
U. S. Congress ✔✔The group of people who make laws for the United States. It consists of two groups of people, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
governor ✔✔The head of the executive branch of the state of Minnesota.
Minnesota's current Governor ✔✔Tim Walz
Immigrant ✔✔A person who comes into a country to live there.
State ✔✔A geographic area with boundaries, residents and a government with a constitution and laws
Recruiter ✔✔somebody who encourages new people to join a group or take action.
Constitution ✔✔a written document outlining how the government of a state or country is organized.
Federalism ✔✔a system of government where power is divided between a federal (national) government and state government
What are the three LEVELS of government? ✔✔local, state, and federal
These are the three BRANCHES of our federal and state government ✔✔Legislative, Judicial, and Executive
1858 ✔✔The year that Minnesota became a state
1849 ✔✔The year that Minnesota became a territory
Alexander Ramsey ✔✔He was the first territorial governor, He participated and led the treaty negotiations at Traverse des Sioux
How did the treaties of 1854 and 1855 impact the Ojibwe of northern MN? ✔✔The government now owned their land; Ojibwe got reservations and annuities
civics ✔✔the study of how government works
Examples of NATIONAL powers ✔✔declare war & make treaties with other countries
Examples of STATE/local powers ✔✔maintain police force & schools
Examples of powers that BOTH national & state gov have ✔✔make laws & collect taxes
1851 ✔✔The Dakota and U.S. government sign the treaties of Traverse des Sioux and Mendota.
1857 ✔✔Minnesota approves a constitution.
