 Though the various parts of what is now Minnesota were claimed at different times by Spain , France , and Britain , none of these nations made significant efforts to establish major settlements in the area . Instead the French and the British established mostly trading posts and utilized the natives in the area as suppliers . 
 Though the various parts of what is now Minnesota <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> claimed at different times by Spain , France , and Britain , <a href='None' title='2'><mark>none</mark></a> of these nations made significant efforts to establish major settlements in the area . Instead the French and the British established mostly trading posts and utilized the natives in the area as suppliers . 
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