USS North Dakota: Fourth Grade Lesson -
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- Artifact:
- A human-made object that is an important part of history
- Burke, John:
- Served as North Dakota’s Governor from 1907 to 1913
- Served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1913 until 1921
- Served as a justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court from 1929 to 1931 and from 1935 to 1937
- Cathro, Frederick:
- Was a teacher, farmer, and banker at Bottineau
- Served two terms as Deputy Superintendent of Schools from 1889 to 1893
- Took steps to have the silver service from the USS North Dakota brought to North Dakota
- Frazier, Lynn:
- Served as Governor of North Dakota from 1917 to 1921
- Served as U.S. Senator from 1922 to 1941
- Hanna, L.B.:
- Served in North Dakota House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897
- Served in North Dakota State Senate from 1897 to 1901 and 1905 to 1909
- Served in U.S. House of Representatives from 1909 to 1913
- Served as Governor of North Dakota from 1913 to 1917
- Liberty Memorial Building:
- Located on the State Capitol Grounds
- Completed in 1924
- Home of the State Historical Society of North Dakota from 1924 to 1967
- Now houses the State Library
- North Dakota Heritage Center:
- Located on the State Capitol Grounds
- Completed in 1967
- Official State Museum of North Dakota
- Operated by the State Historical Society of North Dakota
- Nye, Gerald:
- Worked as a newspaper publisher
- Served as U.S. Senator from 1925 to 1945
- Silver service:
- A set of fancy dishes made of silver or coated with silver
- Used for special occasions to serve punch, coffee, or sometimes meals
- Often includes a punch bowl; a ladle, or dipper; several platters, or large serving plates; and candelabra, or fancy candlesticks
- Sinclair, James
- Was a teacher, a superintendent of schools, a banker, and a farmer
- Served as the U.S. Representative in Congress from 1919 to 1935
- Sorlie, Arthur
- Served as Governor of North Dakota from 1925 to 1928
- Died in office in 1928
- State Historical Society of North Dakota:
- Collects, preserves, manages, and displays historical artifacts
- Has operated since 1895
- Headquartered in the North Dakota State Heritage Center
- Treaty:
- Document that two or more nations sign when they agree to do something
- A promise between nations
- USS North Dakota:
- United States Navy ship that sailed from 1910 to 1923
- Named in honor of the state of North Dakota
- Was the biggest, fastest, and most powerful battleship in the world at the time it was built
