 Minnesota was a multi @-@ lingual area throughout the era . During the earlier parts of the era French and English were widely used but Ojibwe , Sioux , and Michif ( the language of the Métis ) were more widespread . By the late 1850s English had grown to be the most spoken language . New immigrants , though , brought additional languages to the territory . Newspapers were published in German ( Die Minnesota Deutsche Zeitung ) , Swedish ( Minnesota Posten ) , and Norwegian ( Folkets Rost ) . Irish Gaelic , Czech and other languages were used in various communities as well . 
 Minnesota was a multi @-@ lingual area throughout the era . During the earlier parts of the era French and English <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> widely used but Ojibwe , Sioux , and Michif ( the language of the Métis ) <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> more widespread . By the late 1850s English <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>had</mark></a> grown to be the most spoken language . New immigrants , though , brought additional languages to the territory . Newspapers <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> published in German ( Die Minnesota Deutsche Zeitung ) , Swedish ( Minnesota Posten ) , and Norwegian ( Folkets Rost ) . Irish Gaelic , Czech and other languages <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> used in various communities as well . 
Minnesota was a multi @-@ lingual area throughout the era . During the earlier parts of the era French and English was widely used but Ojibwe , Sioux , and Michif ( the language of da Métis ) was more widespread . By the late 1850s English done grown to be tdamost spoken language . New immigrants , though , brought additional languages to the territory . Newspapers was published in German ( Die Minnesota Deutsche Zeitung ) , Swedish ( Minnesota Posten ) , and Norwegian ( Folkets Rost ) . Irish Gaelic , Czech and other languages was used in various communities as well .