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Vocabulary
People
Many Motives
Treaties
Treaty Results
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to force a group to change who they are to fit in with the larger group
assimilation
100
A powerful fur trader and politician
Henry Sibley
100

What group of people might have said... If we sign these treaties, we might lose the only chance we have to keep some land

Dakota

100
How often would the Dakota get annuity payments?
annually (yearly)
100
Name 3 ways the Missionaries used the treaty money.
1. To teach the Dakota to farm like Americans 2. To convert the Dakota’s religion to Christianity 3. To assimilate the Dakota (make them stop being Dakota and start being more like Americans)
100

Land set aside for Native Americans

reservation

100
This person was sent by the US government to acquire land for Fort Snelling

Zebulon Pike

100
Who might have said… “I want the treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed because our nation needs this land in order to expand our nation westward”
The U.S. Government (Alexander Ramsey)
100
Where was the location of the FIRST land treaties (2 spots) in MINNESOTA between the U.S. government and the Dakota?
One spot was located where the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers meet. (This was later where Fort Snelling was built) The second spot was located where the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers meet. A place where two rivers meet is called a "Confluence" or "bdote" in the Dakota language.
100
The Ojibwe signed a treaty in 1837 that still matters today. Explain how this treaty still matters today.
According to the 1837 treaty, even though the Ojibwe gave up their land, they can still hunt, fish, and gather food on that land ANY TIME they want.
200
During the 1800s, the movement of settlers and immigrants from the eastern United States to the Midwest and West
westward expansion
200

This missionary was friendly with the Dakota

Stephan Riggs

200
Who might have said…I want the treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed because it will help spread Christianity to uncivilized people
Missionaries (Stephan Riggs)
200
This man helped translate the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux so that the Dakota could understand it.
Stephan Riggs
200
After the 1851 treaties were signed, who came rushing to MN to live?
American settlers (newcomers)
300

a yearly payment of goods, supplies and cash given to the Native Americans.

annuity

300

This man was sent by the U.S. government to help write the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux

Alexander Ramsey

300

Who wanted to assimilate the Native Americans? (you need 2 answers)

Missionaries and the United States government.

300
The Dakota were promised 2 ___________ along the Minnesota river where they could live _________
The Dakota were promised 2 RESERVATIONS along the Minnesota river where they could live FOREVER
300

Which Native American group was the first to sign treaties to give away their land?

Dakota

400
Before Minnesota became a state, we were a __________________ of the United States
territory
400

This person was an "Indian Agent" at Fort Snelling

Lawrence Taliaferro

400
(You need two answers for this one) Who might have said… I want the treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed because I am in debt from the fur trade and want money from the treaty to pay off debts
Fur Traders like Henry Sibley (to pay off debt they had) Indians (to pay off their debt to the fur traders)
400
The Dakota were promised annuities of ________,_________ and __________ for the next 50 years
The Dakota were promised annuities of CASH, FOOD and GOODS for the next 50 years
400
The Dakota had to use treaty money to…
pay off their debts to the fur traders