Newcomers to Minnesota and the U.S Civil War

Question 1

Who was the first person to write a book about Minnesota and it's resources?

Accepted Answer

J.W Bond

Question 2

Which former U.S president chose Alexander Ramsey to be the first territorial governor of MN?

Accepted Answer

Zachary Taylor

Question 3

Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

Accepted Answer

13th

Question 4

What did the temperance movement hope to accomplish?

Accepted Answer

Make alcohol consumption illegal

Question 5

Big cities.

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North

Question 6

A person coming into a new country to live.

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immigrant

Question 7

Who became president of the U.S. following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Johnson

Question 8

Better generals (leaders).

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South

Question 9

This word means "to break away."

Accepted Answer

Secede

Question 10

Who invented the first steel plow?

Accepted Answer

John Deere

Question 11

What job did Harriet Bishop have in Minnesota?

Accepted Answer

Teacher

Question 12

Which immigrant group came to Minnesota to escape terrible famines?

Accepted Answer

Irish

Question 13

The head of the executive branch in a state or territory.

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governor

Question 14

What profession did most soldiers have before they entered the war?

Accepted Answer

Farmers

Question 15

What was the first state to secede from the United States?

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

Question 16

Which of the following does not apply to the Union army?

Accepted Answer

Less soldiers

Question 17

Which of the following crops did southern economies not rely on?

Accepted Answer

Rice

Question 18

Which form of transportation was made famous by the Metis people of Canada?

Accepted Answer

Oxcart

Question 19

Which of the following does not apply to the Confederate army?

Accepted Answer

Stronger navy

Question 20

The idea that settler-colonists were entitled and fated to cross the North American continent was known as what?

Accepted Answer

Manifest Destiny

Question 21

Which immigrant group came to Minnesota to flee wars from back home?

Accepted Answer

German

Question 22

Which invention led to an increase of slave labor?

Accepted Answer

Cotton gin

Question 23

Which of the following states was not considered a border state during the war?

Accepted Answer

Pennsylvania

Question 24

True or false: There was a military draft implemented during the Civil War in effort to boost troop numbers.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Minnesota soldiers are most recognized for their heroic efforts during which battle?

Accepted Answer

Gettysburg

Question 26

Many new settlers that came to Minnesota from the east coast worked what types of jobs?

Accepted Answer

Lumber

Question 27

According to the various land treaties, in what year were settlers allowed into Minnesota?

Accepted Answer

1854

Question 28

How did people in Minnesota showcase their wealth and status?

Accepted Answer

Land ownership

Question 29

What was the name of the first steamboat to make regular stops in St. Paul?

Accepted Answer

The Virginia

Question 30

Minnesota has the highest population compared to any U.S. state of immigrants from which country?

Accepted Answer

Somalia

Question 31

Physical characteristic that connected Minnesota to the southern United States.

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River

Question 32

True or false: Slavery was profitable in the North.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 33

What set the requirements outlining the steps for Minnesota to become a territory?

Accepted Answer

Northwest Ordinance

Question 34

Which of the following was not a reason most Scandinavian immigrants were drawn to Minnesota?

Accepted Answer

Hot summers

Question 35

Which U.S. state was created during the U.S. Civil War?

Accepted Answer

West Virginia

Question 36

When was Minnesota considered to be the fastest-growing place in the United States?

Accepted Answer

1850's

Question 37

More personal reasons for soldiers to fight.

Accepted Answer

South

Question 38

Where most of the war was fought.

Accepted Answer

South

Question 39

Which U.S. state has the highest refugee per capita population?

Accepted Answer

Minnesota

Question 40

What is the best description for the location of New England?

Accepted Answer

North and east of New York

Question 41

By 1847 steamboats made regular stops to what village in Minnesota?

Accepted Answer

St. Paul

Question 42

True or false: More soldiers died from disease compared to those that died from fighting.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 43

Who was the first state governor of Minnesota?

Accepted Answer

Henry Sibley

Question 44

True or false: Minnesota and Wisconsin had dense hardwood forests throughout the 19th century.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 45

Which of the following was not a popular travel method into Minnesota before the 1850's?

Accepted Answer

By steamboat

Question 46

Which immigrant group came to MN because lands and jobs were scarce in their home country?

Accepted Answer

Norwegian

Question 47

In what year did the Civil War end?

Accepted Answer

1865

Question 48

True or false: Most people in the North felt slavery was morally wrong.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 49

Approximately what percentage of people living in Minnesota were foreign-born?

Accepted Answer

9%

Question 50

Created in 1861 to help pay for the war.

Accepted Answer

Income taxes

Question 51

Which immigrant group came to Minnesota to escape terrible famines?

Accepted Answer

Irish

Question 52

True or false: Abraham Lincoln was elected twice.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 53

What was the job of the National Board of Popular Education?

Accepted Answer

To recruit teachers

Question 54

What was the largest immigrant group to come to Minnesota during the 1850's?

Accepted Answer

German

Question 55

Someone who wanted to end the practice of slavery was known as what?

Accepted Answer

Abolitionist

Question 56

Which of the following was not a reason women wore bonnets?

Accepted Answer

Safety

Question 57

What fraction of soldiers died from disease during the war?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Question 58

True or false: The Battle of Gettysburg is considered the turning point of the U.S. Civil War.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 59

Big factories.

Accepted Answer

North

Question 60

Harriet Bishop came to Minnesota from which New England state?

Accepted Answer

Vermont

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