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Early Settlement of North Dakota
Part 1:
Early Settlement of North Dakota
Section 1:
Introduction
Section 2:
Dakota Territory and Statehood
Section 3:
Political Power
Section 4:
A Secret Trick
Section 5:
The New Capital
Section 6:
Statehood
Profile:
John Burke
Questions:
Sections 1-6
Section 7:
Transportation
Section 8:
River and Overland Travel
Questions:
Sections 7-8
Section 9:
Railroads
Questions:
Section 9
Part 1:
In a Nutshell
Part 1:
Vocabulary
Part 2:
The Great Dakota Boom
Section 1:
Opening the Frontier
Section 2:
Obtaining Land
Questions:
Sections 1-2
Section 3:
Bonanza Farming
Profile:
David Houston
Questions:
Section 3
Section 4:
Ranches and Cattle Bonanzas
Profile:
Theodore Roosevelt
Profile:
The Marquis and the Marquise de Morès
Questions:
Section 4
Section 5:
The Great Dakota Boom
Questions:
Section 5
Section 6:
Ethnic Groups
Section 7:
Scandinavians
Section 8:
Germans
Section 9:
German-Russians
Questions:
Sections 6-9
Section 10:
British and Canadians
Section 11:
Other Ethnic Groups
Questions:
Sections 10-11
Part 2:
In a Nutshell
Part 2:
Vocabulary
Part 3:
North Dakota Pioneers
Section 1:
Pioneer Life
Section 2:
Immigrant Trains
Section 3:
Towns
Questions:
Sections 1-3
Section 4:
Homes
Profile:
Fred Hultstrand
Questions:
Section 4
Section 5:
Homesteading
Section 6:
Farming
Section 7:
Hardships
Questions:
Sections 5-7
Section 8:
The Pioneer Family
Questions:
Section 8
Section 9:
The Community
Section 10:
Schools
Profile:
Elizabeth Preston Anderson
Questions:
Sections 9-10
Section 11:
Churches
Section 12:
Entertainment
Section 13:
Changes
Questions:
Sections 11-13
Part 3:
In a Nutshell
Part 3:
Vocabulary
Frontier Era of North Dakota
Part 1:
Frontier Era of North Dakota
Section 1:
Introduction
Section 2:
Early Exploration
Questions:
Sections 1-2
Profile:
Pierre La Vérendrye
Section 3:
Changes in Land Claims
Questions:
Section 3
Profile:
David Thompson
Section 4:
More Changes in Land Claims
Questions:
Section 4
Part 1:
In a Nutshell
Part 1:
Vocabulary
Part 2:
Fur Trade on the Red River
Section 1:
Introduction
Section 2:
Red River Fur Traders
Questions:
Sections 1-2
Section 3:
The Selkirk Colony and the 49th Parallel
Questions:
Section 3
Section 4:
The Métis and Red River Carts
Questions:
Section 4
Section 5:
Other Settlers
Section 6:
Steamboats on the Red River
Questions:
Sections 5-6
Part 2:
In a Nutshell
Part 2:
Vocabulary
Part 3:
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Section 1:
Introduction
Section 2:
Getting Ready
Section 3:
St. Louis to North Dakota
Questions:
Sections 1-3
Section 4:
The Expedition in North Dakota
Questions:
Section 4
Section 5:
Heading West
Questions:
Section 5
Section 6:
Back to North Dakota
Section 7:
Honoring Sakakawea
Questions:
Sections 6-7
Section 8:
Results of the Expedition
Questions:
Section 8
Part 3:
In a Nutshell
Part 3:
Vocabulary
Part 4:
Missouri River Fur Trade
Section 1:
Introduction
Section 2:
Missouri River Fur Traders
Questions:
Sections 1-2
Section 3:
Missouri River Steamboats and Visitors
Section 4:
Tragedy
Section 5:
End of Missouri River Fur Trade
Questions:
Sections 3-5
Part 4:
In a Nutshell
Part 4:
Vocabulary
Part 5:
The Frontier Army
Section 1:
Treaties and Settlers
Section 2:
Trouble in Minnesota
Section 3:
Sibley and Sully
Questions:
Sections 1-3
Section 4:
The Fisk Expedition
Profile:
Fanny Kelly
Questions:
Section 4
Section 5:
Army Forts, 1858-1864
Profile:
Linda Slaughter
Section 6:
Army Forts, 1867-1870
Section 7:
Army Forts, 1872-1896
Questions:
Sections 5-7
Section 8:
Frontier Army Life
Section 9:
End of an Era
Questions:
Sections 8-9
Part 5:
In a Nutshell
Part 5:
Vocabulary
American Indians of North Dakota
Part 1:
American Indians of North Dakota
Section 1:
Introduction
Questions:
Section 1
Section 2:
Tribes
Questions:
Section 2
Part 1:
In a Nutshell
Part 1:
Vocabulary
Part 2:
Early History of American Indians in North Dakota
Section 1:
Early People
Section 2:
Paleo-Indians
Questions:
Sections 1-2
Section 3:
Archaic People
Questions:
Section 3
Section 4:
Woodland People
Profile:
Keith Bear
Questions:
Section 4
Section 5:
Plains Nomadic People
Section 6:
Plains Village People
Questions:
Sections 5-6
Section 7:
History
Profile:
Mary Louise Defender Wilson
Timeline:
American Indians of North Dakota
Questions:
Section 7
Part 2:
In a Nutshell
Part 2:
Vocabulary
Part 3:
American Indian Tribes of North Dakota
Section 1:
Introduction
Section 2:
Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara
Questions:
Sections 1-2
Section 3:
The Great Dakota Nation
Profile:
Sitting Bull
Questions:
Section 3
Section 4:
Chippewa
Questions:
Section 4
Part 3:
In a Nutshell
Part 3:
Vocabulary
Part 4:
Reservations in North Dakota
Section 1:
Introduction
Section 2:
Fort Berthold Reservation
Profile:
Sakakawea
Profile:
Four Bears
Questions:
Sections 1-2
Section 3:
Spirit Lake Reservation
Profile:
Cynthia Lindquist
Questions:
Section 3
Section 4:
Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
Profile:
Josephine Gates Kelly
Questions:
Section 4
Section 5:
Turtle Mountain Reservation
Profile:
Louise Erdrich
Questions:
Section 5
Part 4:
In a Nutshell
Part 4:
Vocabulary
Part 5:
Culture of the American Indians of North Dakota
Section 1:
Culture of the Plains Indians
Section 2:
Families
Questions:
Sections 1-2
Section 3:
Homes
Questions:
Section 3
Section 4:
Transportation
Section 5:
Food
Section 6:
Clothing
Section 7:
Language and Education
Questions:
Sections 4-7
Section 8:
Religion
Questions:
Section 8
Section 9:
Festivals and Gatherings
Questions:
Section 9
Section 10:
Transitions
Questions:
Section 10
Part 5:
In a Nutshell
Part 5:
Vocabulary
Geology, Geography, and Climate
Part 1:
Geology
Section 1:
Introduction
Section 2:
Precambrian Era
Questions:
Sections 1-2
Section 3:
Paleozoic Era
Section 4:
Bakken Formation
Questions:
Sections 3-4
Section 5:
Mesozoic Era
Profile:
Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus rex
Section 6:
When Dinosaurs Ruled North Dakota
Questions:
Sections 5-6
Section 7:
Cenozoic Era
Section 8:
Tertiary Period
Questions:
Sections 7-8
Section 9:
Quaternary Period
Questions:
Section 9
Part 1:
In a Nutshell
Part 1:
Vocabulary
Part 2:
Geography
Section 1:
Introduction
Section 2:
Location
Questions:
Sections 1-2
Section 3:
Three Regions of North Dakota
Section 4:
Red River Valley
Questions:
Sections 3-4
Section 5:
Drift Prairie
Questions:
Section 5
Section 6:
Missouri Plateau
Questions:
Section 6
Section 7:
Continental Divide
Questions:
Section 7
Section 8:
Counties
Profile:
Counting People
Questions:
Section 8
Section 9:
Major Cities
Section 10:
Other Cities
Questions:
Sections 9-10
Section 11:
Places of Interest
Questions:
Section 11
Part 2:
In a Nutshell
Part 2:
Vocabulary
Part 3:
Climate
Section 1:
Introduction
Section 2:
Weather
Questions:
Sections 1-2
Section 3:
Climate
Questions:
Section 3
Section 4:
Seasons
Questions:
Section 4
Section 5:
Summer
Questions:
Section 5
Section 6:
Fall
Questions:
Section 6
Section 7:
Winter
Questions:
Section 7
Section 8:
Spring
Questions:
Section 8
Part 3:
In a Nutshell
Part 3:
Vocabulary
North Dakota Agriculture
Part 1:
North Dakota Agriculture
Section 1:
Introduction
Section 2:
The First Farmers
Section 3:
The First Farms
Section 4:
The First Farm Economy
Questions:
Sections 1-4
Section 5:
Early Euro-American Agriculture
Section 6:
The Homestead Act
Section 7:
Bonanza Farms
Section 8:
Ranches and Cattle Bonanzas
Questions:
Sections 5-8
Section 9:
Railroads Bring Settlers to Dakota
Section 10:
Homesteading
Profile:
Sodbuster Days
Questions:
Sections 9-10
Section 11:
Challenges and Hardships
Section 12:
Responsibilities of the Farm Family
Profile:
Women in Agriculture
Section 13:
Changes on the Farm
Questions:
Sections 11-13
Section 14:
Troubles on the Farm, 1914 –1930
Section 15:
Farm Depression, 1930s
Questions:
Sections 14-15
Section 16:
Farms Prosper, 1940s
Section 17:
Modern Farming Arrives, 1945–Present
Profile:
Migrant Workers
Questions:
Sections 16-17
Part 1:
In a Nutshell
Part 1:
Vocabulary
Part 2:
Production Agriculture
Section 1:
Geography and Climate of North Dakota
Questions:
Section 1
Section 2:
Production Agriculture
Section 3:
Small Grains
Profile:
Small Grains
Questions:
Sections 2-3
Section 4:
Oilseed and Row Crops
Profile:
Row Crops
Profile:
Oscar H. Will
Questions:
Section 4
Section 5:
Livestock Production
Section 6:
Cattle
Section 7:
Beef Cattle
Profile:
Russell Bueling
Section 8:
Dairy Cattle
Profile:
Barns of North Dakota
Questions:
Sections 5-8
Section 9:
Swine
Section 10:
Sheep
Section 11:
Horses
Questions:
Sections 9-11
Section 12:
Poultry
Section 13:
Specialty Livestock
Section 14:
Bees
Questions:
Sections 12-14
Part 2:
In a Nutshell
Part 2:
Vocabulary
Part 3:
North Dakota Agriculture Today
Section 1:
View of Agriculture
Section 2:
Agribusiness
Section 3:
Agriculture and Energy
Section 4:
Technology in Agriculture
Questions:
Sections 1-4
Section 5:
Alternative Agriculture
Profile:
A. F. Yeager
Questions:
Section 5
Section 6:
Government Agencies
Profile:
Edward Schafer
Section 7:
Farm Organizations
Section 8:
Farm Safety
Section 9:
Events
Section 10:
Conclusion
Questions:
Sections 6-10
Part 3:
In a Nutshell
Part 3:
Vocabulary
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Early Settlement of North Dakota
Part 2: The Great Dakota Boom
Part 2: The Great Dakota Boom
Outline
Early Settlement of North Dakota
Part 1: Early Settlement of North Dakota
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Dakota Territory and Statehood
Section 3: Political Power
Section 4: A Secret Trick
Section 5: The New Capital
Section 6: Statehood
Profile: John Burke
Questions: Sections 1-6
Section 7: Transportation
Section 8: River and Overland Travel
Questions: Sections 7-8
Section 9: Railroads
Questions: Section 9
Part 1: In a Nutshell
Part 1: Vocabulary
Part 2: The Great Dakota Boom
Section 1: Opening the Frontier
Section 2: Obtaining Land
Questions: Sections 1-2
Section 3: Bonanza Farming
Profile: David Houston
Questions: Section 3
Section 4: Ranches and Cattle Bonanzas
Profile: Theodore Roosevelt
Profile: The Marquis and the Marquise de Morès
Questions: Section 4
Section 5: The Great Dakota Boom
Questions: Section 5
Section 6: Ethnic Groups
Section 7: Scandinavians
Section 8: Germans
Section 9: German-Russians
Questions: Sections 6-9
Section 10: British and Canadians
Section 11: Other Ethnic Groups
Questions: Sections 10-11
Part 2: In a Nutshell
Part 2: Vocabulary
Part 3: North Dakota Pioneers
Section 1: Pioneer Life
Section 2: Immigrant Trains
Section 3: Towns
Questions: Sections 1-3
Section 4: Homes
Profile: Fred Hultstrand
Questions: Section 4
Section 5: Homesteading
Section 6: Farming
Section 7: Hardships
Questions: Sections 5-7
Section 8: The Pioneer Family
Questions: Section 8
Section 9: The Community
Section 10: Schools
Profile: Elizabeth Preston Anderson
Questions: Sections 9-10
Section 11: Churches
Section 12: Entertainment
Section 13: Changes
Questions: Sections 11-13
Part 3: In a Nutshell
Part 3: Vocabulary
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