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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the upper Midwest of the United States, bordering Canada and Lake Superior, with its capital at Saint Paul. It holds the headwaters of the Mississippi and was the homeland of the Dakota and later also of the Ojibwe. American settlement grew after treaties in the 1850s, it became a state in 1858, and the Dakota War of 1862 led to the expulsion of most Dakota from the state.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Minnesota. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/minnesota
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“Minnesota.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/minnesota. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Minnesota.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/minnesota.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Minnesota’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/minnesota (Accessed: ).

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