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100

True of False: The Dakota went to the U.S govt. and proposed the sale of their land.

What is False

100

True or False: A treaty is a written agreement between two or more sovereign nations.

True

100

True of False: The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux had to be ratified by the U.S. Senate.

What is true.

100

True or False: The U.S. Government built Fort Snelling to protect the local fur trade from the British.

What is true.

100

No treaties made during the 1800s apply today, so the U.S. gov. can ignore them.

False

200

Multiple Choice: One of the pieces of land Zebulon Pike purchased from the Dakota in 1805 became the site of: A - Fort Ridgely, B - Fort Tacoma, C - Pig's Eye Landing, D - Fort Snelling.

What is D -  Fort Snelling.

200

Which of the following is true of George Bonga? A - He could speak 3 languages B - He was an Ojibwe man, C - His father was an African American fur trader, D - All of the above

What is D

200

At Traverse des Sioux, the Dakota signed two copies of the treaty and.... A- The Treaty of Mendota B- a third copy of the treaty C - an agreement to open land for settlement D- None of the above

What is C

200

Why did the fur traders want to make treaties? A- They wanted the Indian wives to be happy B- they knew the fur trade would improve if the treaties were signed C- they wanted the debts owed to them to be paid in full

What is C 

200

The official meeting to make the treaty of Traverse de Sioux lasted for: A - 6 hours, B - 6 days, C - 6 weeks, D - 6 months.

What is B - 6 days.

300

Why did the US. want land from the Indians?

for land for the settlers

300

In 1851, the US Gov. offered cash, annuities for 50 years, and reservations for exchange of what

24 million acres of their land

300

Some Dakota supported the treaties Traverse des Sioux and Mendota because

give a reason

300

Missionary of the Dakota

Stephen Riggs

300

Territorial Governor

Alexander Ramsey

400

U.S. Gov. Indian Agent

Lawrence Taliaferro

400

Territorial Representative for MN

Henry Sibley

400

Army Officer who bought land in MN for the Gov.

Zebulon Pike

400
Why did the U.S. government want to make treaties with the Dakota?
What is they wanted to make the United States a great nation, and they thought they could do that by gaining land in the west.
400
Why did missionaries want to make treaties with the Dakota?
What is they wanted to convert Dakota people to christianity, and they thought Dakota people would more easily accept christianity if they accepted the treaties and white culture.
500

After the treaties MN belonged to __________, not the Dakota or Ojibwe

US Govt.

500

After treaties, ______________ poured into MN.

Settlers

500

After treaties, the __________, and _______ had to live on ____________.

Dakota, Ojibwe, reservations

500

MN capital city of St. Paul was once called __________.

Pig's Eye Landing
500

The Indians felt they belonged to the land, and many believed that land was not something they could _____, and chapter 6 is all about __________.

sell and treaties