Northern Lights Ch 6 "The Land Changes Hands" Vocab Review

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Westward Expansion

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Movement of people from the eastern US to the Midwest and West in 1800s

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Louisiana Purchase

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Land bought by Pres. Jefferson from France in 1803, nearly doubling U.S. size.

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Treaty

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A written agreement between two or more sovereign nations

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George Bonga

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Fur trader and interpreter who assisted with the Ojibwe treaties

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Traders Paper: Document signed post-TdS treaty regarding Dakota's repayment to traders with treaty money.

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Document signed after TdS treaty, said Dakota would pay back the traders with treaty money.

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Cede

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To formally give up something

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Zebulon Pike

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Sent by US gov't to acquire land for Fort Snelling; made first treaty with Dakota in 1805.

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Manifest Destiny

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A 1800s U.S. belief that settlers were destined to expand across North America.

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Ratify

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To approve formally

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Stephen Riggs

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Missionary who sought to convert the Dakota to Christianity.