| Term | Definition |
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| 1683 | Father Louis Hennepin returns to France after exploring Minnesota and being held captive by the Dakota to write the first book about Minnesota, Description de la Louisiane |
| 1803 | The U.S purchases Louisiana Territory from France, gaining ownership of the western portion of Minnesota. Boundary disputes with British Canada keep British fur companies in Minnesota until 1818 |
| 1819 | Colonel Josiah Snelling begins construction of Fort St. Anthony on land purchased from the Dakota Indians for $2000. Construction completed and fort renamed after Snelling in 1824 |
| 1841 | French priest Rev. Lucien Galtier brought the settlement of Pig's Eye Landing forward by changing it's name to Saint Paul, naming it after this new chapel and in honor of his favorite saint |
| 1838-1848 | St. Paul, St. Anthony (Minneapolis), and Stillwater founded |
| 1849 | On March third, 1849, Minnesota was named a territory and St. Paul was named it's capital. The effect on St. Paul was immediate and profound. However, the people of St. Paul were not alerted to this fact until four weeks later when in the midst if a thunderstorm, the news arrived via steamboat. Within three weeks, the village double in size. Seventy new buildings were erected, bringing to 142 the number of buildings in the town |
| 1853-1857 | Population explosion occurs in Minnesota from 40,000 people in 1853 to approximately 150,000 people in 1857 |
| 1857 | The Dred Scott Decision is rendered by the U.S Supreme Court, where a Missouri slave, Dred Scott, sued sued for his freedom based in part upon his residence in Minnesota. Amidst the sectional and racial animosity sweeping the nation, the court ruled Scott remained a slave |
| 1858 | Newspaper promotion of the Minnesota Territory prompts over 1000 steamboat arrivals in St. Paul, filled with settlers. On May 11th Minnesota became the thirty second state admitted to the Union of the U.S. State seal adopted by Minnesota Legislature |
| 1858-1859 | Henry Sibley instated as forst governor of Minnesota |
| 1862 | After the Civil War, railroads made St. Paul the transportation center of the upper midwest and the gateway to the Northwest |
| 1862 | The Dakota conflict sweeps across Minnesota with a series of attacks motivated by hungry Dakota enraged by the failure of land treaties and unfair fiscal practices of local traders. By the end of the conflict 486 white settlers would be dead. On December 26, 38 indians were hung at Mankato. Minnesota's first railroad is completed, connecting Minneapolis and Saint Paul |
| 1890 | The first electric steetcar began their runs |
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