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Hudson bay claimed for England
Henry Hudson claimed Hudson Bay watershed for England, including eastern North Dakota -
LaSalle Claims Mississippi River Drainage for France
LaSalle claimed Mississippi River drainage, including Missouri River drainage in North Dakota for France -
Lewis and Clark Arrive
Lewis and Clark arrived and built Fort Mandan -
Missouri Territory
North Dakota became part of Missouri Territory -
Steam Boats
Regular steamboat service began on Missouri River -
State Capital
Territorial capital moved to Bismarck from Yankton -
Highway System
First hard-surfaced highway completed across state -
North Dakotas Awesome
North Dakota had lowest unemployment rate in nation at 4.2% -
Resources
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