Minnesota

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This is the Minnesota state category. Minnesota's capital city is Saint Paul, and its postal abbreviation is MN. Minnesota entered the Union as the 32nd state, on May 11, 1858. It is the 14th largest state, with an area of 86,943 square miles. Minnesota is located in north central United States, on the Canadian border. The state's other major cities include Minneapolis and Duluth. French fur traders traveled through the region during the 17th century. The area of present day Minnesota east of the Mississippi River passed to Britain after the Seven Years' War, then to the USA after the American Revolution. The United States acquired the lands west of the Mississippi from France in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Minnesota's terrain varies from prairies in the south to forests in the north, and there are low mountains in the east. The state is drained chiefly by the Minnesota, Saint Croix, and Mississippi rivers. Wheat and corn are major crops, and many farms raise dairy cattle. 

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