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1
How many Sioux/Dakota Indians were executed?
37
36
39
38
2
What were the first 6 Counties created on October 27, 1849?
Benton, Carver, Dakotah, Hennepin, Ramsey and Dakotah
Hennepin, Pembina, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington and Wright
Benton, Dakotah, Itasca, Ramsey Wabasha, and Washington
Andy Johnson, Goodhue, Kandiyohi, Ramsey, Scott, Wright
3
Where was the Concrete Barn demonstrated in 1913?
Rochester, MN
Sheridan, IL
Mauston, WI
Waseca, MN
4
So, what does it mean when Farm prices were at their apogee in 1910-1914?
Farm Prices peaked
Lowered Cost of living
Raised Cost of living
Farm Prices were low
5
Where was the Minnesota Dairy Herd Testing Association founded in 1910?
Dassel, Minnesota
Howard Lake, Minnesota
Waseca, Minnesota
Albert Lea, Minnesota
6
On December 26, 1862, the Dakota War came to an end, where were the Belligerents executed?
St. Peter, Minnesota
Fort Snelling
Fairfax, Minnesota
Mankato, Minnesota
7
What happened in the 1891-93 period?
Another population surge
Birth Rates collapse
Bankruptcies and Financial Depression
Further Economic incline
8
The U.S's first Shopping mall was built in Minnesota
False
True
9
Who discovered the main Source of the Mississippi River, which was Lake Itasca?
Zebulon Pike
Sieur du Lhut
Anderson Jackson "Hungry Jack" Scott
Daniel Greysolon
10
What was the purpose of the Rural Road Post Act of 1916?
To fund the construction of Rural Roads
Funding grants for maintenence
A DoT project that built roads across Rural US
Expanded the RFD agency
11
Who FIRST explored the area?
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut
Jonathan Carver
Zebulon Pike
Lewis and Clark
12
What name did St. Paul have before it was given the current name we know today?
None, it has always been St. Paul
Fort Snelling
Pig's Eye
Murphy's Landing
13
In what treaty did the U.S acquire land that contained eastern Minnesota?
There was no treaty
Treaty of Paris
British Cessions
Louisiana Purchase
14
this period brought what state level agency?
the Dairy Department
the Department of Agriculture
the Department of Animal Ethics and Rights
the Minnesota state dairy Commission
15
When and Where was Chief Little Crow killed?
Mankato/1862
Mankato/1863
Hutchinson/1862
Hutchinson/1863
16
Which Townships were Destroyed and Abandoned?
Morgan, New Ulm and Sleepy Eye
Fairfax, Morton and White Rabbit
Leavenworth, Milford and Sacred Heart
Lake Crystal, Madelia and Watonwan
17
On August 18, what Agency was attacked?
Crow Agency
Birch Coulee Agency
Mankato Agency
Lower Sioux Agency
18
Why was the 1920 Census significant?
the first time the US had a net negative result
Showed a boom in Rural populations
The State Doubled it's Population
For the first time, people lived Urban, not Rural
19
When did S.M Babcock develop the test for Butterfat in Milk products?
1891
1892
1890
1893
20
Which Minnesota City is the oldest?
Wabasha
St. Paul
La Crescent
Little Falls
21
What was the purpose of the Food Production Act of 1917?
To place County Extension Agencies where such services were not operating
To build more food factories
To direct more food products to soldier rations in WW1 from store shelves
To fine individuals for wasting food
22
What was the nation's first Electric Cooperative, founded in 1914 in Granite Falls?
Stoney Run Light and Power Co
Yellow Medicine County Electric
SouthWest Minnesota Power Cooperative
Granite Falls Electric Company
23
What happened in the northwest in 1879?
a sudden rise in Outlaws
a Drought
Another armed conflict
A Robust boom in Population and Economy
24
What Major event happened in Minnesota in 1870?
Women's Sufferage (supposed to be, at least)
Maybe Something
○_○
Nothing
25
What was the period of 1820-1870 known as in Minnesota?
the First Period
The War Era
the Migration Period
The Early Settlement Period
26
What important subject was first taught at the University of Minnesota in 1896
Plant Biology
Power Machinery
Botany
Gender Studies
27
What industry made Wabasha prosperous in it's early days?
Grain
Cotton
Coal
Fur Trading
28
What Crop came to the attention of the University of Minnesota in 1900, was disseminated that year?
Reed Canary
Grimm Alfalfa
Brome
Timothy Hay
29
Okay, let's get into deeper historical facts about the state, what were the Indian tribes that had settle before?
Dakota, Iroquois, Lakota and Seminole
Mni Sota and Ioway
Chippewa, Dakota, Sioux and Ojibwe
The Dakota, Menominee and Cherokee
30
What was the period of 1920-1940 known as?
The Rural Decline
the Logging period
the Great Depression
The Cutover
31
Who was the University of Minnesota's first dairy school?
Norman Borlaug
William Aiken Jr.
T.L Haecker
John Dairy
32
A Rail line was Completed between which two cities? (1871)
Moorhead to Duluth
Minneapolis to Duluth
Red Wing to Mankato
Rochester to Worthington
33
Which Cities had these stations?
Waseca
Mankato, Moorhead and Worthington
Morris
Duluth
34
What produce Company was found in Le Sueur in 1903?
Untiedt's
Le Sueur Produce
Birdseye
The Green Giant
35
When was the U of MN's division of Agricultural Engineering formed?
1910
1909
1907
1908
36
When and where was Rural Free Delivery established
Farmington 1898
Sauk Rapids, 1896
Buffalo, 1896
Farmington, 1897
37
When did James J Hill acquire Northern Pacific Railroad?
1877
1879
1878
1876
38
What was the title of the Bulletin issued by the Minnesota Extension Service in 1918
Shall I be a Farmer?
Shall I buy a Tractor?
Rabbit Choker's Almanac
a Beginner's guide to tractors
39
What was the Result of the Panic of 1873?
Bonanza Farms
State's economy collapsed
Railworkers went on strike
Farmers went on strike
40
When Was the Minnesota Farmer-Labour party founded?
1921
1918
1917
1922
41
What day was Minnesota Admitted to the Union?
5/11/1858
8/26/1857
11/5/1858
5/11/1958
42
Who was the first Governor of Minnesota?
Henry Hastings Sibley
Alexander Ramsey
Horace Austin
Hjalmar Peterson
43
Which Southern Minnesota settlement did the Dakota attack twice on August 19 & 23?
Springfield, Minnesota
Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
Fairfax, Minnesota
New Ulm, Minnesota
44
The height of Farm Prices caused what?
the Farmer's Market crash of 1915
A better economy
The creation of Farm Subsidies
Farmers to sell their properties to big corperations
45
Rural Mail reached 1500 Routes in 1907, up from what number in 1901?
91
986
1679
134
46
Who led the Battle at Birch Coulee?
Red Middle Voice
Puking Dog
Big Eagle
Cut Nose
47
What was being constructed throughout the 1910s in Minnesota?
Canals
Dams
Construction of Drainage ditches
Suppresion ponds
48
Who was among the first to be killed at Lower Sioux?
Henry Mower Rice
Henry Hastings Sibley
Trader Andrew Myrick
Abbie Gardner
49
What was the period of 1900-1920 called?
The Mechanical Period
Industrialization and Prosperity
The Individual Resolution
The Industrial Revolution
50
When was Sieur du Lhut's expedition throughout the state?
1767
1803
1679
1783
51
When did the USDA establish a Dairy Department?
1895
1893
1894
1896
52
What former Vice President Died in Mankato in 1885?
Sherman P. Morton
Hannibal Hamlin
Schuyler Colfax
Samuel Tilden
53
Chris Pratt was born in which Minnesota city?
Willmar
Minneapolis
Virginia
St. Cloud
54
What were the groups of immigrants to Minnesota throughout the 1880s?
Danes
Russians
Scandinavians
Germans
55
What caused the Dakota War?
The U.S not paying enough for goods purchased from Natives
Racial disparities
An incident involving an accidental killing of a Native in Mankato
Crop Failure and depletion of Game
56
What Was the topic of MFI's first article? (annual)
how to not accidentaly kill your Livestock
How to run a Farm
Silos
Best times of year to start crops
57
What was the period of 1870-1885 known as in Minnesota?
Hay Day
the Wheat Era
Wheat Monoculture
The Wheat Period
58
What was the peak number of farms in the 16 Cutover Counties in 1925?
45,300
32,700
7,170
30,900
59
Define "Apogee"
Highest point in cultivation; Development
the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite is furtherest from Earth
60
What did the Babcock amendment do in 1920?
Funded the construction of more highways
Ordered that all Highways be paved with cement
Create the Trunk Highway System
Secured more funding for RFDs
61
Which State Came first?
Minnesota
Wisconsin
62
Which Township was abandoned as a result of the Dakota War of 1862?
Atwood, Minnesota
Kandiyohi, Minnesota
Svea, Minnesota
Willmar, Minnesota
63
When were Concrete Staves invented for Silos?
1904
1907
1905
1906
64
Why were federal land banks created in 1916?
So that the federal Government can claim bankrupt farm land
So that Farmers can recieve more income for a certain $/acre
To offer Farmers credit with land as security
more income for the federal Government from High-earning farmers
65
Who won the battle of Redwood Ferry?
5th Minnesota armed infantry
The Dakota
66
When was Zebulon Pike's expedition to Leech Lake?
1805
1803
1799
1811
67
When was the Mayo Clinic Founded?
1882
1880
1878
1864
68
Minnesota Sugar hired who(?) to work in the Sugarbeet Fields in 1907?
Convicted Mobsters (State Rehabilitation Program)
Mexicans
Unemployed War Veterens
Italians
69
What County was founded in 1922?
Lake of the Woods
Koochiching
Roseau
Kittson
70
Who led the Spirit Lake Massacre?
Wamdisapa
Pontiac
Red Cloud
Inkpaduta
71
Where was the State's 2nd largest Canning Facility?
Howard Lake, Minnesota
Cokato, Minnesota
Litchfield, Minnesota
Annandale, Minnesota
72
Where was this region?
Northeastern Arrowhead
Central
Far north
Along the St. Croix
73
When were State Agriculture Stations added?
1910-1913
1910-1911
1910-1914
1910-1912
74
when did the Minnesota Farmers Institute begin?
1889
1887
1917
1886
75
What City is known as the "Lutefisk capital of the USA"?
Blomkest, MN
Madison, MN
Bagley, MN
Hagerman, NM
76
What was Fort Snelling's Major purpose?
to mitigate cargo going along the Mississippi
To train Civil War soldiers
a Hospital for wounded soldiers
Resolving the Dakota War
77
What was the initial purpose of Fort Snelling?
To prevent any Native American Uprisings
To direct Native American trade away from the British
Initially used to execute Native Symphathizers
In case the British or French attack
78
Which Crop doubled in acreage in 1915?
Grim Alfalfa
Corn
Grumm Alfalfa
Grimm Alfalfa
79
Minnesota's first ____________ was founded in 1921
Telegram Center
Radio Station
Television Station
Internet Tower
80
What plague struck Minnesota in 1873
Scarlet Fever
Black Death
Grasshoppers
COVID-19
81
The answer was True, which Minneapolis suburb holds such honour?
Bloomington
Richfield
Eden Prairie
Edina
82
What Caused the Panic of 1873?
Failure of the Jay Cooke Organisation
GRASSHOPPERS!!!!
Jay Cooke Died that year and the Company couldn't find a replecement
Farmers went on strike
83
When was Clarks Grove Creamery Established?
1888
1891
1890
1889
84
as a Result of the 1900 Census, Minnesota gained a new Congressional District, What number was it?
The 10th
The 9th
The 7th
The 8th
85
When was the Minnesota Highway Commission founded?
1903
1906
1904
1905
86
What was the result of James J. Hill's purchase of NP-SP?
a bust for James J. Hill & Company
Renewed Construction of Railroads
Monopolies drove farmers off their lands
Further Collapse
87
The USDA began a national campaign to encourage the consumption of what farm product?
Wheat (bread)
Milk
Eggs
Cheese
88
Who was the first president to carry Minnesota?
Abraham Lincoln
John C. Breckinridge
Stephen Douglas
John Bell
89
How many expansions did it take to acquire all the land that makes up present day Minnesota?
4
1
3
2
90
Why was this period known as the "Cutover Period"?
Many Farmers were "Cutover" in this time
Pfft, who knows?!
it was a cut above every period in State History
Many farms were established in what was known as the "Cutover Region"
91
What conference was held at the college of agriculture in St. Paul in 1916?
Minnesota Country Life
Minnesota annual Farmer's Market
1916 Farmer-Labor party Convention
Across Minnesota Agricultural Exhibit
92
the Period of 1885-1900 was known as what?
the Diversification and Dairying period
the Migrant period
the Boom period
the Dairy era
93
Where was the 1875 Railroad crash?
Kasota, Minnesota
St. Peter, Minnesota
St. James, Minnesota
Rapidan, Minnesota
94
Which major retail chain got it's start in Minnesota
Target
Walmart
K-Mart
Cub
95
What was the Hatch Act of 1887?
Federal Grant program created for poor farmers
Federally-Funded Experimental Farms
Regulations on farms
a Crop Embargo
96
Where was the first attack on white settlers during the war?
Willmar, Minnesota
Acton, Minnesota
Wabasso, Minnesota
Litchfield, Minnesota
97
How many Counties does Minnesota have?
88
87
86
78
98
What was the purpose of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914?
To set up Federally run farms to generate higher Revenue
To Create Farm Subsidies to mitigate the rising Farm Prices
Established Extension service between the USDA and Land Grant Colleges
Invest in the production of Levers in the Upper Midwest
99
Which Industry grew Minneapolis?
Mineral Refining
Fur Trading
Flour
Lumber
100
What happened in the 1880s?
Quite a bit
A LOT
same as Last Question
Nothing