Chapter 6

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In 1851, the US government offered cash, annuities for 50 years, and a reservation for the Dakota in exchange for 24 million acres of their land in Minnesota.

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24 million acres of their land in Minnesota

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Why did the US government build Fort Snelling?

Back

protect fur trade from the British

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Some Dakota supported signing the treaties of Traverse des Sioux and Mendota because: It would provide money to buy blankets, tools, and food to survive for the next 50 years; It would give them a piece of land where they thought they could continue their traditional ways; They thought the government might take their land anyway, so at least the treaty would give them something in return.

Back

All of the above

Front

What was the main goal of the traders?

Back

money

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Why did the U. S. government want land from American Indians?

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So there would be more land available for settlers as a result of westward expansion.

Front

Who was Minnesota's first territorial governor?

Back

Alexander Ramsey

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What year did Minnesota become a territory of the US?

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1849

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Fur trader and first state governor.

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Henry Hastings Sibley

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Who bought land from the Dakota that was used to build Fort Snelling?

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Zebulon Pike

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Year Minnesota became a state.

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1858