Establishment of Minnesota Territory

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