What is Minnesota?

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What is Minnesota?
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Tues. Sept. 3, 2013 In your notebook, write a 2-3
definition of What is Minnesota? Minnesota is
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In Notebook take notesSept. 3, 2013 -- What is
Minnesota?Take down 10 new facts (or more) about
Minnesota during this slideshow.
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Minnesota is a borderMinnesota is bordered by
Canada on the north and by Iowa on the south. On
the east, Minnesota is bordered by Lake Superior
and by Wisconsin. On the west is North and South
Dakota.
Canada
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The HistoryMinnesota is home. Over the
centuries, many people have called this place
home even if they didnt call it, Minnesota. The
Dakota and Ojibwe Indians lived here when the
first Europeans arrived. Ancient burial mounds,
objects like spear points, and rock carvings are
evidence that people lived here long ago.
2500-800 BCE
Mug 300-500 BCE
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Minnesota is the place ancient people migrated to
long agoThe First North AmericansThe first
immigrants to North America migrated over a land
bridge over 12,000 years ago from Asia when
Alaska and Asia were joined by land. As years
passed, they migrated further south into Central
and South America.
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Minnesota is the the land of over 10,000 lakes
and lots of water.About 7,326 square miles of
Minnesota are covered by water, both lakes and
rivers. How many lakes can you name?
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Minnesota is a nameThe name of our state came
from the Minnesota River named by the Dakota
Sioux for the rivers cloudy or milky water. The
Dakota word mnishota means cloudy or milky
water.
Minnesota River near Pikes Island
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Minnesota is a state with a nicknameThe North
Star State is the most common nickname for
Minnesota, The North Star State evolved from
the State Motto LEtoile du Nord or Star of the
North. We are also known as the Gopher State.
Minnesota is a state in the United States. We
became a state in 1858, the 32nd state admitted
to the Union.
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Minnesota is a state quarter. Our name and symbol
are on a U.S. minted coin.
Minnesota is a state bird The loon became our
state bird in 1971. Can you make a loon call?
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Minnesota is the North Shore of LakeSuperior
Minnesota is Minnehaha Falls. The name
Minnehaha, in Dakota, can be broken into, mi-ni
for water and ha-ha for waterfall.
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Minnesota is the State Fair. that today is 12
days long. The first state fair was held in 1859.
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Minnesota is a city. Minneapolis, St. Paul,
Duluth and Rochester are the largest cities by
population. Minnesota is the Twin Cities.. On
the left is the Stone arch bridge in Minneapolis
near where the city began in the mill district.
On the right is the picture of the State Capitol
in St. Paul where our state government resides.
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Minnesota is a walleye, our state fish. Walleye,
a favorite fishing catch, inhabit waters in all
parts of the state, but mainly the large, cool
lakes in northern Minnesota.
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Minnesota is the Red Pine. Here our state tree is
covered with snow. The red pine is a native of
the Great Lake states, eastward throughout New
England and south-eastern Canada. Red Pine are
70-80 feet tall some reach 150 feet.
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Minnesota is the home of Pearsons Nut Goodie
made by the Pearson Candy Company founded in 1909
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Minnesota is the home of actress and singer, Judy
Garland (1922-1969) from Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
She played Dorothy in the 1939 movie, The Wizard
of Oz.
Minnesota is also the Home of songwriter, Bob
Dylan, born in 1941, who comes from the iron
range. He got his start here in Minnesota.
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• Back in the 1800s, Minnesota
• Was Home to New Immigrants
• Starting in the 1850s they started arriving.
• The first wave of settlers came to MN from New
  England as well as immigrants from Norway,
  Sweden, Ireland, and Germany lured by farmland
  and industries.
• In the late 1800s immigrants came from Russia,
  France, Finland, Poland, Italy, Czechoslovakia.
• By 1890, 40 of MNs population was foreign born
• Bad conditions in Europe pushed them out and
  pulled them to Minnesota for better
  opportunities.

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• Today Minnesota is the Home to Immigrants
• Today the immigrants come to Minnesota from
  Mexico, Laos (Hmong), India, Somalia, Vietnam,
  Canada, Ethiopia, Korea, Liberia, China, Thailand
  (Hmong), Germany, Kenya, the Philippines, and
  Cambodia (Kampuchea).
• Bad conditions in their home countries such as
  violence, war, famine, no work, etc. have pushed
  them out and pulled them to Minnesota for better
  opportunities.

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PUSH FACTORS such as famine, no jobs/work,
religious persecution, and no land forced or
pushed immigrants then and now to flee their
country.
PULL FACTORS such as jobs/work, health care,
schools/education, freedom of religion, and farm
land drew/draw people to Minnesota.
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Group Work
Work as a table and list 10 history facts or more
you learned in this slide show. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9. 10.