Then for a time it was under the British flag. then under the Spanish flag until the Louisiana Purchase. when it came under the United States flag. People in other States have come to think of Minnesota as Scandinavian. and it is true that the Scandinaviansthat is. people from Sweden. Norway. Denmark. Iceland. and Finlandmake up the largest ethnic and cultural group in our State. It is not generally realized that there are more people of German ancestry than any other single nationality. By and large the predominant groups of immigrants were people skilled in forestry. agriculture. and the mechanical arts. Minneapolis. St.
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