What happened in 1818 in Minnesota?

Answer 1

Here are a few noteworthy events:

• The northern boundary of Minnesota was fixed at the forty-ninth parallel. (Although boundary negotiations with Canada continued until 1931.)
• John C. Calhoun, US Secretary of War, was the primary force behind getting Fort Snelling build along the Mississippi river.
• Lawrence Taliaferro was instated as the first United States Indian agent at Fort Snelling.
• On November 20, 1818, Louis Charles Guille was credited with the first parachute jump in the western world when he jumped from a balloon at 500 feet.