MN History; The Land Changes Hands

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The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux and the Treaty of Mendota ceded roughly half of Minnesota to the United States. Which half was ceded?

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The Southern Half

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The U.S. government built Fort Snelling to

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protect American interests and govern the fur trade.

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A Treaty

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is a written agreement between two or more nations.

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A Reservation

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is land set aside by the U.S. government for use by an American Indian group.

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The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux and the Treaty of Mendota were both good for the Dakota.

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False

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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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To approve formally is to

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Ratify

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Something that is owed, such as money, goods or services.

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Debt

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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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The U.S. government wanted land from the American Indians so they could

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open up the lands for settlement.