Jade E. Jones(ND)
Posts : 1
Join date : 2016-03-28
Age : 134
Location : In the Garden
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| Name:
Jade E. Jones
Representative of:
North Dakota
Gender:
Female.
Age:
As a Human: 17 y/o
As a Place: 127 y/o
Brief personality:
Jade is seen to be a sweet and caring type of girl, though when it comes to someone hurting her family she won't hesitate to snap at them, as well as act rude to said person. It's easy to make her worry, especially when it comes to her twin brother, though sometimes she will no signs of worry but in her head she is panicking. There are times she will get a little snappy and act a little rude to some people, though it is rare for this to happen. Jade is known to love to have a little bit of a rivalry with her twin though sometimes she will just wanna be close to them. Over all, Jade likes to try to please people and stay on their good side and she doesn't really like to start any fights.
Brief physical description:
Jade is seen to have shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes, a pink flower clip holding back some of her bangs. Her skin is pale, but slightly tanned as well. Her attire consists of a white button up shirt with a sweater vest over top it, along with a red bow on the collar, she is also seen wearing a gray skirt and white knee high socks along with some black dress shoes. There are days she is seen wearing a white sundress along with a hat, plus some sandals, on these days she is usually busy in the garden. On rare occasions she will dress like her brother, just to trick some people.
Brief history:
- History:
Prior to European contact, Native Americans inhabited North Dakota for thousands of years. In the historic period, American Indian tribes included the Mandan people, the Dakota people and the Yanktonai, the latter two tribes of the Lakota peoples. The first European to reach the area was the French-Canadian trader La Vérendrye, who led an exploration party to Mandan villages in 1738. In 1762 the region became part of Spanish Louisiana until 1802.
Dakota Territory was settled sparsely by European Americans until the late 19th century, when the railroads were constructed into the region. With the advantage of grants of land, they vigorously marketed their properties, extolling the region as ideal for agriculture. An omnibus bill for statehood for North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington, titled the Enabling Act of 1889, was passed on February 22, 1889 during the administration of Grover Cleveland. His successor, Benjamin Harrison, signed the proclamations formally admitting North Dakota and South Dakota to the Union on November 2, 1889.
The rivalry between the two new states presented a dilemma of which was to be admitted first. Harrison directed Secretary of State James G. Blaine to shuffle the papers and obscure from him which he was signing first and the actual order went unrecorded, thus no one knows which of the Dakotas was admitted first. However, since North Dakota alphabetically appears before South Dakota, its proclamation was published first in the Statutes At Large. Since that day, it has become common to list the Dakotas alphabetically and thus North Dakota is usually listed as the 39th state.
Unrest among wheat farmers, especially among Norwegian immigrants, led to a radical political movement after World War I centered in the Non Partisan League ("NPL"). The NPL, which eventually merged into the Democratic Party, tried to insulate North Dakota from the power of out-of-state banks and corporations. In addition to founding the state-owned Bank of North Dakota and North Dakota Mill and Elevator (both still in existence), the NPL established a state-owned railroad line (later sold to the Soo Line Railroad). Anti-corporate laws were passed that virtually prohibited a corporation or bank from owning title to land zoned as farmland. These laws, still in force today, after having been upheld by both state and federal courts, make it almost impossible to foreclose on farmland, as even after foreclosure, the property title cannot be held by a bank or mortgage company.
The original North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck burned to the ground on December 28, 1930. It was replaced by a limestone-faced art deco skyscraper that still stands today. A round of federal investment and construction projects began in the 1950s, including the Garrison Dam and the Minot and Grand Forks Air Force bases.
There was a boom in oil exploration in western North Dakota in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as rising petroleum prices made development profitable. This boom came to an end after petroleum prices declined.
In recent years the state has had a strong economy, with unemployment lower than the national average and strong job and population growth. Much of the growth has been based on development of the Bakken oil fields in the western part of the state. Estimates as to the remaining amount of oil vary, with some estimating over 100 years worth of oil remaining in the area.
Religious affiliation:
Agnostic
Any special powers or abilities:
N/A
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