Establishment of Minnesota Territory
GPTKB entity
Statements (68)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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gptkbp:alliance |
gptkb:Sioux
Ojibwe |
gptkbp:area |
84,068 square miles
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gptkbp:capital |
gptkb:Saint_Paul
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gptkbp:challenges |
Conflicts over governance
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gptkbp:committee |
1851
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gptkbp:community_engagement |
Formation of local governments
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage |
Influence_of_Native_American_cultures
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gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Settlement_patterns_in_the_Midwest
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gptkbp:culturalEvents |
Festivals and celebrations
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
Mix of settlers from various states
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gptkbp:date |
October 27, 1849
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gptkbp:demographics |
1850 census
Population growth and migration patterns |
gptkbp:economicActivity |
Farming and logging
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gptkbp:educational_programs |
Establishment of schools
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gptkbp:electionYear |
1850
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gptkbp:environmental_impact |
Changes to local ecosystems
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gptkbp:established |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:governs |
gptkb:Alexander_Ramsey
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gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Studies by historians and scholars
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gptkbp:historical_significance |
Foundation_for_Minnesota's_statehood
Impact_on_U.S._territorial_expansion. |
gptkbp:historicalContext |
Westward_expansion_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Accounts of early settlers
Documented_in_U.S._Congressional_records |
gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Archives and records preservation
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gptkbp:historicalSite |
gptkb:Fort_Snelling
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Establishment of Minnesota Territory
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gptkbp:initiatives |
Formation of local civic groups
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gptkbp:land_use |
Regulations on land use
Government land surveys Agricultural_development |
gptkbp:language |
Libraries and museums
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gptkbp:lawEnforcement |
Increased_European_settlement
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gptkbp:legacy |
Efforts to maintain historical sites
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gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:Minnesota_Territorial_Courts
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gptkbp:legislation |
Organic Act of 1849
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gptkbp:localNewspaper |
gptkb:The_Minnesota_Pioneer
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Minnesota
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gptkbp:militaryRank |
U.S._Army_posts
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gptkbp:motif |
Urban_and_rural_development
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
Territorial economic strategies
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gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:John_S._Pillsbury
gptkb:Henry_Sibley |
gptkbp:owner |
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Homesteading laws |
gptkbp:politicalPosition |
Territorial government
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gptkbp:population |
approximately 6,000
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gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Wisconsin_Territory
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gptkbp:provides |
Railroad land grants
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gptkbp:railwayLine |
gptkb:Minnesota_Central_Railroad
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gptkbp:significance |
Formation_of_a_new_U.S._territory
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gptkbp:socialStructure |
Community organizations
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gptkbp:state |
May 11, 1858
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gptkbp:successor |
State of Minnesota
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gptkbp:territory |
gptkb:Minnesota_Territorial_Legislature
gptkb:Dakota_Territory gptkb:Iowa_Territory gptkb:Saint_Paul Conflicts_with_Native_Americans Defined_by_the_Organic_Act |
gptkbp:transportation |
Major highways and railroads
Development of roads and waterways Roads and railroads |
gptkbp:youth_development |
Agriculture and trade
Growth of towns and cities |