Minnesota History Chapter 6

The first land deal between the US and the Dakota was negotiated by:

• Alexander Ramsey

• Zebulon Pike

• Henry Hastings Sibley

• Red Blanket Woman

The movement of settlers and immigrants from the Eastern US to the Midwest and West is called:

• Manifest Destiny

• Westward Movement

• Westward Bound

• Westward Expansion

A written agreement between two or more nations is a(n)

• Official Agreement

• War Proclamation

• Embargo

• Treaty

How much were the Dakota paid under Pike's deal?

• $200

• $2000

• $20,000

• $200,000

Red Blanket Woman was a Dakota woman who had a relationship with:

• Henry Hastings Sibley

• Alexander Ramsey

• Zebulon Pike

• Abraham Lincoln

Who was the head of the American Fur Company operation in Minnesota?

• Zebulon Pike

• Alexander Ramsey

• Henry Hastings Sibley

Who was the first territorial governor of Minnesota?

• Zebulon Pike

• Alexander Ramsey

• Henry Hastings Sibley

Part of the U.S. that is not within a state but is organized with its own governing leaders is called a:

• Territory

• Region

• State

• Province

___________ sold the US over 900,000 acres of land in 1803.

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

• Canada

Why were treaties between the US And the American Indian Nations complicated?

• The American Indians knew the land better.

• The US Government was hesitant to take land.

• The balance of power was just right.

• The balance of power was not equal.