The Land Changes Hands Review

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Reservation means:

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Land set aside by the U.S. government for use by Native American groups.

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Territory

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Part of the U.S. that isn't a state but has its own governing leaders.

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Assimilation means:

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Adopting the values and habits of a larger group

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Fort Snelling is built on the confluence, or meeting place, of these two rivers: Mississippi River and Minnesota River.

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Mississippi River and Minnesota River

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

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

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Were language interpreters important at the treaty meeting?

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True

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A treaty is a written agreement between two or more nations.

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True

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An annual payment of food and money that the U.S. government paid to American Indians in return for their lands.

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Annuity

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The rivers allowed Fort Snelling to have good defense and transport routes.

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True

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The European Americans wanted the Dakota to assimilate.

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True