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French Fur Traders
French fur traders Medard Chouart, Sieur des Groseilliers and Pierre-Espirt Radisson become the firt Europeans to reach Minnesota. The people in the picture are french fur traders -
Lake Superior
Frenchman Daniel Greysoln, Sieur Duluth, reaches the shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. This is a shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. -
Capturing
The Dakotas capture Father Luis Hennpin and bring him to Minnesota. -
Rene Robert Cavelier
Rene Robert Caveleir, Sieur de la Salle, claims lands that were drained by the Mississippi River, iincluding Minnesota, for France. The man in the picture is him. -
Great Britain
Great Britain gains Eastern Minnesota from the French -
Eastern Minnesota
Eastern Minnesota becomes part of the U.S. -
Western Minnesota
Western Minnecota becomes a part of the U.S. -
Completing Fort St. Anthony
The United States army finishes Fort St. Anthony -
Treaty Signing
The Dakota indians sign a treaty giving uptheir land in southern and western Minnesota -
Minnesota Becomes a State
Minnesota is the thirty-seccond state. This is a map of Minnesota. -
The Dakota War
Dakota indians and settlers fight in the Dakota War -
Iorn Mining
Iorn mining begins in the Mesabi Range. These two men are mining. -
Racial Tensions
Racial tensions in Duluth lead to the murders of 3 african-american men -
Droughts
Four year of drought begin in western Minnesota. This picture shows a drought.
