Before lawmakers settled on Minnesota, here were five other names that almost made the cut. Credit: Canva Credit: CanvaThis was a name that was advanced by East Coast congressmen who wanted a sweeping Native name for the what was considered the "Northwest Territory" at that time. Credit: Canva Credit: CanvaThis one was proposed in the U.S. Senate as a prestigious "default name". Credit: Canva Credit: CanvaThis one came close. Credit: Canva Credit: CanvaThis was pushed hard by Southern and Midwestern Democrats to honor Andrew Jackson, who had died just a few years earlier on June 8, 1845, at the age of 78.