MINNESOTA

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• Came into a territory March 3 1849
• Came as a state May 11 1858
• Rank was 32nd

STATES THAT HAVE CLAIMED THIS TERRITORY

• Spain
• France
• Britain

POPULATION, SIZE, AND RANKING

• Now 5.457 million, 21
• Then more than150,000, 12
• Size now 86,943mi2 12

NICKNAMES

• The gopher state
• North star state
• Land of 10,000 lakes

MOTTO

• L 'Etoile du nord

CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY

• Capital St. Paul
• Largest city Minneapolis

GOVERNOR SND SENATOR

• Now governor Mark Dayton, Democratic
• Now senator Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar, democratic
• Willis Gorman
• Henry H. Sibely

ANSESTERY

• Germans
• African Americans
• Irish

CLIMATE

• High average 55.1F
• Low average 32.2F
• Average temp 46.15F

STATE STUFF

• Bird common loon
• Drink milk
• Flower cypripedium regaine
• Song Hail!! Minnesota
• Flag background

PROFESSIONAL SPORT TEAMS

• Vickings
• Twins
• Wild
• Lynx
• United fc

POLITICAL AFFILIATION

• Democratic

INDUSTRIES

• Bioscience
• Manafacturing
• Wind power
• Data center
• Animal science

MAIN RELIGIONS

• Cathlioc
• Christian faith
• Jewish