Vocabulary
What is a part of the U.S. that is not a state but is organized with its own governing leaders?
Territory
This person was a powerful fur trader who eventually became our first state governor in 1858.
Henry Sibley
Who might have made the following statement?
“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)
Over how many days did the treaty negotiations at Traverse des Sioux take place?
5 meetings over 6 days
The U.S. government changed the terms of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux to make the permanent reservations temporary.
True
During the 1800s, the movement of settlers and immigrants from the eastern United States to the Midwest and West
Westward Expansion
This person was a missionary present at the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux and directed the Dakota to sign a third document.
Stephen Riggs
Who might have made the following statement?
"I want the treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed because it will help spread Christianity to uncivilized people."
Missionaries (Stephen Riggs)
Who was a translator for the Dakota during the treaty signings?
Stephen Riggs
After the 1851 treaties were signed, who came rushing to Minnesota to live?
American settlers
Something that is owed, such as money, goods, or services
Debt
This man was the first territorial governor Minnesota. He was sent by the U.S. government to help write the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux.
Alexander Ramsey
Who might have made the following statement?
"Since the decline of the fur trade, we have gone into debt. If this treaty is signed, we will get the money to pay our debts. Plus, then we can buy and sell land to make money."
Fur Traders
The Dakota were promised a place to live forever along the Minnesota river. What is land set aside for Native Americans called?
Reservations
Which Native American group was the first to sign treaties to give away all of their land?
Dakota
Before Minnesota became a state, it was a __________________ of the United States.
Territory
The U.S. government sent this man to acquire the land that would become Fort Snelling.
Zebulon Pike
Who might have made the following statement?
"We feel like we have to sign the treaty of Traverse des Sioux. If we sign this treaty, we can get money to buy food, tools and blankets that we need to help our people survive, now and in the future.
Dakota leaders
The Dakota were promised annual payments of food and money from the U.S. government for how many years?
50 years
The Dakota were forced to use treaty money to pay off their debts to whom?
Fur traders
What is an annual payment of food and money that the U.S. government paid to Native Americans in return for their land?
Annuity
This man was the son of an African-American fur trader and an Ojibwe woman. He was a respected fur trader and voyageur as well as an interpreter during treaty negotiations.
George Bonga
Who might have made the following statement?
"We believe we have no choice. If we sign this treaty, perhaps we will get to stay on a portion of our land and live in our traditional ways."
Dakota leaders
How much land did the Dakota give up when they signed the treaties?
A. Hundreds of acres
B. Thousands of acres
C. Millions of acres
C. Millions of acres
Name one goal of the missionaries.
1.They tried to teach the Dakota to farm like Americans.
2.They tried to convert the Dakota to Christianity.
3.They tried to help the Dakota assimilate into American culture.