Term: South Dakota
Description
Inhabited mainly by agrarian Arikara & nomadic Sioux when French & Spanish came in 18th cen.; part of Louisiana Purchase of 1803; homesteaded by Germans, Scandinavians & Russians in mid-19th cen.; gold rush precipitated infamous Indian Wars late 19th cen.!
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