What was the bloodiest episode in Minnesota history?
The US-Dakota War of 1862
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What group adopted some European American ways, including farming?
Who are the farm Dakota?
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True or False. Some traditional Dakota believed that the men who killed the settlers over the eggs should be handed over to the US government.
True. Some wanted to hand them over to the US government but others wanted to fight in war.
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TRUE OR FALSE: All traditional and farm Dakota took part in the fighting during the US Dakota war?
False
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Who led soldiers into the prairie to battle the Dakota?
Who is Colonel Henry Sibley?
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What year did the war start and end?
1862 (the war lasted for 6 weeks)
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This group was working to convince the Dakota to accept Christianity.
Who are the missionaries?
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Who was the leader of the traditional Dakota that led them to war?
Who was Little Crow?
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On August 18, who did Dakota soldiers first attack?
They first attacked traders at the Lower Sioux Agency
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TRUE OR FALSE:The traditional Dakota and farm dakota were all best friends
False
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Why were food supplies running short for the traditional Dakota?
Food supplies were running short and people were hungry because annuity payments were late and traders would not allow traditional Dakota to get food on credit.
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Which group lived in bark lodges and tipis?
Who are the traditional Dakota?
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What other war was going on during the US-Dakota War?
The Civil War
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How many people died in the first two days of the war?
More than 300 people died in the first two days of the war.
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Was little crow captured after the war?
No, Little Crow fled from Minnesota to avoid capture.
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How long did the U.S. Dakota War last?
6 weeks
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Who was killed with grass stuffed in his mouth?
Trader, Andrew Myrick. (They stuffed grass in his mouth because earlier Andrew Myrick said, "If the traditional Dakota are hungry, let them eat grass".
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What triggered the start of the US-Dakota War?
Four Dakota men stole eggs and killed five European American settlers.
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True or False. All across the reservation farm Dakota were beginning to fear for their lives.
True.
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Towns like __________were devastated from the destruction of the war.
New Ulm
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True Or False? Right away, Little Crow wanted to go to war.
False - Little Crow wanted peace but agreed to lead the traditional Dakota to war.
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Who was responsible for assimilation of Dakota people?
The government workers (Indian Agents) wanted traditional Dakota to adopt European culture.
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What are the names of the five groups that contributed to the tensions leading to the US-Dakota War?
#1 Traditional Dakota
#2 Farm Dakota
#3 Government Workers
#4 Traders
#5 Missionaries
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Why were 5 European Americans killed by the Traditional Dakota?
They were killed fighting over eggs
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How many settlers were killed in the war?
More than 500 settlers were killed in the US-Dakota war.