Tribal Nations
How did the Indigenous view the land?
Sacred, valued resources, spiritual connection
How did the U.S. government view the land?
Money maker
Why did the U.S. government choose the Bdote to build Fort Snelling?
More business from the river "highways".
3 ways the government had more power than the Dakota.
1. Language
2. Money
3. Small reservations
1805
The US built Fort Snelling and paid only $2,000.
What did the Dakota want from the U.S. government?
Food and Money
What did the U.S. government want from the Indigenous tribes?
Who are the 3 main groups of people to stay at Fort Snelling?
Dakota, Soliders and Slaves
The U.S. government used this "threat" to pressure the Dakota into signing, suggesting that these people would take the land anyway.
White settlers (European settlers)
1835
Cash and goods
Brought Leaders to Washington D.C.
Lost 12 million acres of land
How were the Dakota treated by the U.S. government?
Decent at first, then turned poorly. Took advantage of them.
When did the U.S. government have the power?
Once the treaties were signed.
What happened at Fort Snelling?
Treaty of Mendota was signed. Also, trading and military/government official meetings.
Why do the Dakota often go to court about the land?
To protect their right to hunt and fish
1855
Took remainder of Minnesota land
Cash, goods and debt payments
When did the Dakota have the power?
When the treaties were first negotiated
True or False: The U.S. government always paid the full amount promised in treaties.
You must explain why.
False.
Payments were often late or given to the traders.
What happened to Dred and Harriet Scott?
They sued the U.S. government for their freedom and they won!
This type of "power" was displayed by the U.S. military at Fort Snelling to remind the Dakota who had the weapons.
Military power.
Because the treaties were written in what language, the Dakota had to trust the U.S. government's verbal translation.
English
True or False: The Dakota felt they had no choice but to sign the treaties.
You must explain why.
True. The U.S. was becoming too powerful to resist.
Who was the president of the United States during the first treaty signing in 1805?
2. Andrew Jackson
3. Abraham Lincoln
How did the U.S. government "trick" the Indigenous tribes?
The U.S. government had them sign a separate treaty saying all the money they would receive went back to the fur traders.
True or False: After 1851, the Dakota kept most of their traditional hunting grounds.
You must explain why
False.
The Dakota keep having to go back to court to defend their hunting rights. Majority of the land was taken.