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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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