MINNESOTA

STATE INFORMATION

• Motto: L'Étoile du Nord (the star of the north)
• Nickname: The Gopher State
• Flower: Cypripedium Reginae/Bird: Common Loon
• Song: Hail! Minnesota/Tree: Pinus Resinosa

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

• Highest point: Eagle Mountain 2,301 feet
• Average tempature: 4*/83*F
• Average rainfall: 19inches(north Minnesota) 32inches(south Minnesota)
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86,943 SQUARE MILES

GOVERMENT & STATISTICS

• Capital: Saint Paul
• Governor: Mark Dayton
• Admitted as State: May 11,1858
• Population: 5.379million as of 2012
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5 LARGEST CITIES

• Minneapolis
• Saint Paul
• Rochester
• Duluth
• Bloomington

ECONOMICS

• Major economic activities:
• Retail💳
• Tourist sights and attractions✈️
• 👔Mall of America
• Minnesota Vikings 🏈

HISTORY...5 IMPORTANT DATES

• Minnesota's beggining 📅
• Fort Snelling 🔫
• Civil War Minnesotans 💣
• Indian hangings😪
• First successful open heart surgery preformed❤️

ABOUT THE 5 FACTS

• Minnesota was established in 1849 as a territory
• Fort Snelling was the first major fort established in Minnesota
• 22,000 Minnesotans served in the Civil War
• 38 of 308 Dakota Indians were hanged in the largest mass hanging of its time in 1862
• The first successful open heart surgery was preformed on a 5 year old at the University of Minnesota

EXTRA: INTERESTING FACTS

• Famous people: Bob Dylan (musician)🎸🎤
• Interesting facts: the term "holy cow" came from Minnesota🐄
• Funny law: you must wear a shirt while riding a motorcycle🚲

PERSONAL PAGE

• No! I would not live in Minnesota, I love Tennessee.
• Where would I live in Minnesota? No where, it's too cold in Minnesota.
• IF I lived there, I would work in the mall of America.
• Nothing is appealing to me because I hate snow, but it might be appealing to others who like snow.

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