Buchanan, James:
- U.S. president who signed the bill that created Dakota Territory
Burke, John:
- 10th governor of North Dakota
- U.S. treasurer for eight years
- Burke County named for him
Capital:
- City containing government headquarters
Capitol:
- Building that houses government offices
Caravan:
- Group traveling in a line
Chautauqua:
- Two-week festival of entertainment and education held each summer at Fort Totten
Congress:
- U.S. legislature, or law-making body
Constitution:
- Plan of government
Dakota Territory:
- Originally made up of North Dakota, South Dakota, most of Montana, and most of Wyoming
- Later reduced to North Dakota and South Dakota
Depot:
- Railroad station
“Empire Builder”:
- Jim Hill’s nickname
- Great Northern passenger train running between Chicago and the West Coast
Far West:
- Steamboat that carried wounded soldiers and news of Custer’s defeat back to Bismarck
- Piloted by Captain Grant Marsh
Great Northern Railway:
- Northern railroad route across North Dakota
- Transcontinental railroad
Harrison, Benjamin:
- U.S. president who signed the bill granting statehood to North Dakota and South Dakota
Hill, James J.:
- Built transcontinental Great Northern Railway
- Nicknamed “Empire Builder” because he brought thousands of settlers to the frontier
Iron horse:
- Train
Jayne, Dr. William:
- First governor of Dakota Territory
Legislature:
- Law-making body
Lincoln, Abraham:
- U.S. president who appointed the first governor of Dakota Territory
Locomotive:
- Train engine
McKenzie, Alexander:
- Northern Pacific Railroad political agent
- Had so much political power he was nicknamed “Alexander the Great” and “Boss of North Dakota”
Métis:
- People who are part American Indian and part European
Minnie H:
- Steamboat that operated on Devils Lake for 25 years
Morse code:
- Special language used for telegraph messages
- System of dots and dashes
Northern Pacific Railroad:
- First railroad to cross North Dakota
- Transcontinental railroad
Ordway, Nehemiah:
- Governor of Dakota Territory from 1880 to 1884
- A good friend of Alexander McKenzie
Paper town:
- A town planned on paper but never built
Political power:
- The power that groups have in controlling decisions about government
Politics:
- The method by which groups make decisions about government
Roundhouse:
- Circular building with tracks on a turntable for turning train locomotives around
Soo Line:
- Railroad that ran diagonally across North Dakota from southeast to northwest
Squatters:
- People who lived on land they did not own
Telegraph:
- Communication system that uses electrical signals sent by wire
- Communication system used by railroads
Transcontinental:
- Across the continent
Upper Missouri:
- Northern part of the Missouri River
Yankton:
- First capital of Dakota Territory
- Located in the southeast corner of South Dakota