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'''North Dakota''' is a state of the north-central United States bordering on Canada. It was admitted as the 39th state in 1889. Acquired through the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and a border treaty with Great Britain (1818), the region became part of the Dakota Territory in 1861. It was set off from [[Directory:South Dakota|South Dakota]] when statehood was achieved. Bismarck is the capital and Fargo the largest city. Population: 636,000.

[[Category:Society/Ethnicity/The_Americas]]'''North Dakota''' is a state of the north-central [[Nation Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]] bordering on Canada. It was admitted as the 39th state in [[Year Admitted:=1889]]. Acquired through the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and a border treaty with Great Britain (1818), the region became part of the Dakota Territory in 1861. It was set off from [[Directory:South Dakota|South Dakota]] when statehood was achieved. Bismarck is the capital and Fargo the largest city. Population: [[Population:=636,000]].

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== History ==

== History ==

=== Native Americans and the Fur Traders ===

=== Native Americans and the Fur Traders ===

The first farmers in the region of whom there is definite knowledge were Native Americans of the Mandan tribe. Other agricultural tribes were the Arikara and the Hidatsa. Seminomadic and nomadic tribes were the Cheyenne, Cree, Sioux, Assiniboin, Crow, and Ojibwa (Chippewa).

The first farmers in the region of whom there is definite knowledge were Native Americans of the Mandan tribe. Other agricultural tribes were the Arikara and the Hidatsa. Seminomadic and nomadic tribes were the Cheyenne, Cree, Sioux, Assiniboin, Crow, and Ojibwa (Chippewa).

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