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In 1738, Europeans start to reach today's North Dakota. In the picture, the European flag is on the right.
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In the 1780s, the fur trade begins along the Upper Missouri River. Coats like the one in thi spicture AND other things were made and traded. These things were mostly used to keep warm.
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Lewis and Clark spend the winter of 1804-05 at Fort Mandan. You can't see it, but on the map is fort mandan and the other forts\places they were.
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All of North Dakota becomes part of the Missouri territory.
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1874-76-Sitting Bull and other Lakotas resist being forced onto reservations.
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1880s-Theodore Roosevelt establishes ranches in the Badlands.
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North Dakota becomes the 39th state, after itss people have gone through so much together, including having the Lewis and Clark Expedition stay at Fort Mandan.
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Throughout the 1930s, a severe drought hits the great plains. The picture is of a family standing by their porch during the drought.
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In 1947, construction begins on the Garrison Dam.
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In 2007, oil companies start drilling in Western North Dakota.
