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Prairie View Press
South Dakota: A Journey Through Time
Chapter 9: The Coming of Statehood
Vocabulary:
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booster - one who promotes something
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competition - a contest
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emphasized - stressed
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impatient - inability to wait
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inauguration - a formal beginning
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inferior - low or lower
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massacre - a savage killing
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progressive - moving forward
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proposal - suggestion
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surveying - examining
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transferred - to give legal title to another



Websites to Explore:
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Nation and State (Unit 8/Lesson 1 - The Weekly South Dakotan)
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South Dakota Becomes a State (Unit 8/Lesson 2 - The Weekly South Dakotan)
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State Government (Unit 8/Lesson 3 - The Weekly South Dakotan)
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Spotted Tail and Mary Collins (Unit 5/Lesson 3 - The Weekly South Dakotan)
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Our South Dakota - The Wounded Knee Ghost Dance Shirt (YouTube video from SDPB)
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