North Dakota

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North Dakota, state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Minnesota, across the Red River of the North (E), South Dakota (S), Montana (W), and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba (N).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Present-day North Dakota
• The Nonpartisan League
• Immigration and Agrarian Discontent
• Early Settlers and the Sioux
• Native Americans and the Fur Traders
• Government and Higher Education
• Economy
• Geography
• Facts and Figures

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