Vocabulary
The movements of settlers and immigrants from the Eastern US to the Midwest and West
Westward Expansion
Why did the U.S. government want land from American Indians?
So there would be more land available for settlers as a result of westward expansion.
Who believed:
Land belonged to the people who lived on it
It provided resources for survival
Groups of people owned land together.
The Dakota
Answer these three things in order.
1. When did Minnesota become a State?
2. Who was the first State Governor?
3. What order number is Minnesota out of 50 states?
1858, Henry Sibley, 32nd
2. Europeans outnumbered the Native Americans in 1855.
An annual payment of food and money that the US government paid to American Indians in return for their land.
Annuity
This was an important land mark to the Dakota; they believed it was the origin of their people.
Bdote Confluence
List two motivations the U.S. Government had for signing the treaties.
1. They believed they had the right to expand.
2. Land could be sold for profit.
3. Teach Dakota to assimilate.
This man was an interpreter during treaty signings and he was the son of an African American fur trader and Ojibwe mother.
George Bonga
Answer the following questions:
1. When did Minnesota become a territory?
2. Who was the first territorial Governor?
3. Who selected him?
1. 1849
2. Alexander Ramsey
3. The President
Land set aside or reserved by the US Government for use by an American Indian Group
Reservation
Why did the military want to build Fort Snelling? (List two reasons)
1. To protect fur traders from the British.
2. Keep peace between the Dakota and Ojibwe.
Who believed:
Land was a resource from which to benefit
Land could be divided into lots and sold for profit
Individuals owned land instead of groups
The European Americans
What are some push factors that caused Newcomers/Settlers to leave their countries to come to Minnesota?
They left due to poverty, war, oppression, starvation.
2. They negotiated for annuities and reservations.
3. They're still affected by these treaties today.
Adopting the values and habits of a larger group.
Assimilation
The land where two rivers meet; specifically the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers meet.
Bdote Confluence
What were some of the motivations of the Dakota to sign the treaties?
1. They felt they didn't have a choice.
2. Treaty money could be used to buy goods they cannot trade for anymore.
3. A way to preserve land on reservations and continue to live their traditional ways.
What was the main mode of transportation to the Minnesota Territory for immigrants?
Steamboat
Minnesota could control their own finances/budget, attract railroads to Minnesota, and have a say in National Affairs.
What are three advantages to Minnesota becoming a State?
A written agreement between two or more nations.
Treaty
Which Native American group signed the Treaties of Traverse Des Sioux and Mendota?
Dakota
What are two reasons newcomers wanted to obtain land in Minnesota?
For status and wealth.
To begin farming and start a new life.
What are some pull factors that lured people to settle in Minnesota?
Land, jobs, farming, homes.
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