Vocabulary
A written agreement between two or more sovereign nations.
What is a TREATY?
The U.S. Government had more power than American Indians because they had:
A- More military power
B- More money
C- More people
D- All of the above
What is D - ALL OF THE ABOVE?
In 1805, Zebulon ______ was the first government official to offer land treaties in Minnesota between the U.S. government and the Dakota.
Who was PIKE?
During the 1800s, this was the movement of settlers and immigrants from the eastern United States to Minnesota and beyond.
(TWO WORD ANSWER)
What is WESTWARD EXPANSION?
This group believed that the land should be controlled by the group of people who lived on it, not by one person who owned it.
In other words: they believed you belong to the land, not that the land belongs to you.
Who are the DAKOTA/OJIBWE?
To approve formally.
What is RATIFY?
Which of the following is NOT true of George Bonga?
A - He was the first African American to be born in what is now MN
B - His mother was Ojibwe
C - His father was a slave at a fur post
D - He spoke 3 languages and was an interpreter during treaty signings
What is C - HIS FATHER WAS A SLAVE AT A FUR POST?
The Dakota were promised two pieces of land that were set aside by the U.S. government to live on "forever", called ___________________.
What are RESERVATIONS?
The Dakota were tricked into using a lot of their treaty money to pay back their debt to these people.
Who are FUR TRADERS?
This group wanted to move to Minnesota to use its rivers and land to produce crops to sell.
Who are NEWCOMERS/SETTLERS?
Something that is OWED, such as money, goods or services.
What is DEBT?
One of the pieces of land Zebulon Pike purchased from the Dakota in 1805 became the site of:
A- Duluth
B- Rochester
C- Fort Snelling
D- Traverse de Sioux
(one correct answer)
What is C, FORT SNELLING?
He was the main U.S. delegate at the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux and the first governor of the Minnesota territory.
Who was ALEXANDER RAMSEY?
He was a successful businessman - head of the American Fur Trade operation in MN - who was a delegate for the fur trade at Traverse des Sioux.
Who is HENRY SIBLEY?
This group wanted the Dakota to sign the treaties so they could use the money to pay back their debts.
Who were FUR TRADERS?
Before an area becomes a state, but after it's been organized with its own governing leaders, it is this.
What is a TERRITORY?
B'Dote is important to the Dakota because:
A- It's where the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers meet
B- It's the place of origin in their creation story
C- It's sacred and holy land to them
D- All of the above
What is D, ALL OF THE ABOVE?
The Dakota were promised annuities for 50 years. These included _______________ and __________.
(two answers)
What is FOOD/GOODS and MONEY?
The Dakota were often forced to adopt the values, habits, and lifestyle of the European Newcomers. The word for this is ______________.
What is ASSIMILATION?
This group wanted the Dakota to sign the treaties because they wanted to open up Minnesota to settlers during westward expansion
Who is the U.S. GOVERNMENT?
An annual payment for food and money that the US government paid to American Indians in return for their land.
What is ANNUITY?
At the treaty of Traverse des Sioux, the Dakota signed two copies of the treaty AND:
A - the Treaty of Mendota
B - an agreement to give traders money
C - a third copy of the treaty
D - none of these
What is B - AN AGREEMENT TO GIVE TRADERS MONEY?
These are TWO reasons why some Dakota did NOT want to sign the treaties.
What are: 1. they wanted to wait for their relatives to arrive to make a decision, 2. they couldn't read English (which the treaties were written in), 3. they didn't trust the government to keep their promises, 4. they didn't want to give up their traditional lifestyle, 5. they did not believe land could be bought and sold?
What were TWO reasons some Dakota DID want to sign the treaties?
What are 1. the US was so powerful they might take it anyway, 2. they were starving and needed food, 3. they were in debt to the fur traders, 4. they wanted to live on the reservation so they could continue their traditional lifestyle?
This group wanted the Dakota to sign the treaties so they could convert the Dakota to Christianity and teach them to be more European.
(hint: this word starts with the letter M)
Who were MISSIONARIES?