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  1. The history of the U.S. state of Minnesota is shaped by its original Native American residents, European exploration and settlement, and the emergence of industries made possible by the state's natural resources. Early economic growth was based on fur trading, logging, milling and farming, and later through railroads and iron mining.
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    History of Minnesota - Wikipedia

    The history of the U.S. state of Minnesota is shaped by its original Native American residents, European exploration and settlement, and the emergence of industries made possible by the state's natural resources. Early economic growth was based on fur trading, logging, milling and farming, and later … See more

    Prehistory
    The oldest known human remains in Minnesota, dating back about 9,000 years ago, were discovered near Browns Valley in 1933. "Browns … See more

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    All of the land east of the Mississippi River was granted to the United States by the Second Treaty of Paris See more

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    Immigration to Minnesota began after the 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux opened the land for white settlement in a land grab described as "pell mell". In the 1850s, settlers moving onto Minnesota lands formerly … See more

    • Anderson Philip J. and Blanck Dag, editors. Swedes in the Twin Cities: Immigrant Life and Minnesota's Urban Frontier (2001). See more

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    In the late 1650s, Pierre Esprit Radisson and Médard des Groseilliers, while following the … See more

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    When news broke in 1861 that Fort Sumter had been fired on, Gov. Ramsey happened to be in … See more

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    The earliest influx was mainly people of British descent, who moved to Minnesota to create a “New England of the West.” On May 11, 1858, Minnesota became the 32nd state admitted into the Union. Fur traders used slaves since the first white settlers arrived in Minnesota.
    Completed in 1823 by Colonel Josiah Snelling, it was the first American settlement in Minnesota. Modern-day Minnesota was originally part of the Michigan Territory, then part of the Wisconsin Territory created in 1836. The eastern portion of Minnesota became part of Iowa Territory in 1838.
    Also in 1862 the state’s first railroad, connecting Minneapolis and St. Paul, was completed. Minnesota - Native American, Fur Trade, Pioneers: Until the middle of the 19th century, two major peoples occupied what is now Minnesota: the Ojibwa (also called Chippewa or Anishinaabe) in the north and east and the Dakota (Sioux) in the south and west.
    In 1849 settlers had begun occupying land on the west side of the river; this area was incorporated as the village of Minneapolis in 1856. These two villages were merged in 1872, and St. Anthony was absorbed into the larger and more aggressive city of Minneapolis. Ties with Canada were important during the early settlement period.
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    WEB32 rows · The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) is a nonprofit educational and cultural institution dedicated to preserving the history of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was founded by the territorial