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Test Your Knowledge of North and South Dakota History
On November 2, 1889, North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted to the Union as the 39th and 40th states, respectively. Which president settled the rivalry over which would be admitted to the Union first?

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1. On November 2, 1889, North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted to the Union as the 39th and 40th states, respectively. Which president settled the rivalry over which would be admitted to the Union first?
2. When did the first European explore the Dakotas region?
3. What activity brought most Europeans to the Dakotas prior to the nineteenth century?
4. After the Louisiana Purchase, what famous American explorers spent a winter in the Dakotas?
5. What transport system allowed settlers to migrate into the Dakota Territories?
6. What act in 1862 also encouraged settlers to venture into the Dakotas?
7. Who did Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano ask to explore the Black Hills region of the Dakotas in the early 1870s?
8. The discovery of what element saw huge numbers of men pouring into the Dakota Territory?
9. Which Sioux leader surrendered to federal forces in 1881?
10. How many years did it take to complete Mount Rushmore?



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