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What is Minnesota?

What is Minnesota?. Tues. Sept. 3, 2013 In your notebook, write a 2-3 definition of: What is Minnesota? Minnesota is…. In Notebook take notes: Sept. 3, 2013 -- What is Minnesota? Take down 10 new facts (or more) about Minnesota during this slideshow. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.

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What is Minnesota?

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  1. What is Minnesota?

  2. Tues. Sept. 3, 2013 In your notebook, write a 2-3 definition of: What is Minnesota? Minnesota is…

  3. In Notebook take notes:Sept. 3, 2013 -- What is Minnesota?Take down 10 new facts (or more) about Minnesota during this slideshow. 12345678910

  4. Minnesota is a border…Minnesota 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

  5. The HistoryMinnesota is home. Over the centuries, many people have called this place home even if they didn’t 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

  6. Minnesota is the place ancient people migrated to long ago…The 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.

  7. Minnesota is the the land of over 10,000 lakes and lots of water.About7,326 square miles of Minnesota are covered by water, both lakes and rivers. How many lakes can you name?

  8. Minnesota is a name…The name of our state came from the Minnesota River named by the Dakota Sioux for the river’s cloudy or milky water. The Dakota word “mnishota” means cloudy or milky water. Minnesota River near Pike’s Island

  9. Minnesota is a state with a nickname…The North Star State is the most common nickname for Minnesota, “The North Star State” evolved from the State Motto L’Etoile 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.

  10. 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?

  11. 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.

  12. Minnesota is the State Fair…. that today is 12 days long. The first state fair was held in 1859.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. Minnesota is the home of Pearson’s Nut Goodie made by the Pearson Candy Company founded in 1909

  17. 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.

  18. 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 MN’s population was foreign born • Bad conditions in Europe pushed them out and pulled them to Minnesota for better opportunities.

  19. 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.

  20. 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.

  21. 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.

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