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Chapter 7
Review your Chapter 7 social terms, people, and dates
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Henry Sibley | First Minnesota Territorial Representative and First MN state governor |
| Alexander Ramsey | First Minnesota Territorial Governor |
| Steamboat | a boat powered by a steam engine; main mode of transportation for newcomers coming to MN Territory |
| Reservation | Land set aside for the American Indians |
| Treaty | Written agreement between two or more nations |
| Territory | A part of the U.S., but not an organized state |
| Harriet Bishop | First school teacher in St. Paul; started a temperance movement, was an author, and worked for women's suffrage |
| 1851 | Treaties of Traverse des Sioux and Mendota were signed |
| 1849 | The year Minnesota became a territory of the U.S. |
| 1858 | May 11th of this year Minnesota became the 32nd state of U.S. |
| temperance | a movement whose followers want to make alcohol illegal |
| immigrant | a person who comes into a country to live there |
| U.S. Congress | a group of people who make laws for the U.S.; has elected representatives from all states and territories |
| governor | the head of the executive branch in a state or territory |
| state | a geographical area with boundaries, people, and a government and consistution |
| federalism | a system of government in which power is divided between a federal (national) government and various state governments (county, city, township) |
| recruiter | a person who encourages new people to join a group or take action |
| constitution | a written document outlining how the government or a state or country is organized |