MN History Chapter 6

What year did Minnesota become a territory?

• 1858

• 1840

• 1849

• 1902

Who was the first territorial governor of Minnesota?

• Henry Sibley

• Zebulon Pike

• Sleepy Eye

• Alexander Ramsey

What did the US government plan to offer the Dakota in exchange for their land?

• annuity payments

• beads

• beaver furs

• pottery

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

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

• So they could sell it to the German government

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

• So they could build more fur trading posts

• None of the above

In 1851, the U.S. government offered cash, annuities for 50 years, and a reservation for the Dakota in exchange for:

• 24 million acres of their land in Minnesota

• All of the beaver pelts they could hunt for five years

• Their services in building a new state capitol

• None of the above

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.

• All of the above

The U.S. government built Fort Snelling to

• keep the military personnel warm during the winter months.

• protect the local fur trade from the British.

• attract new military recruits during the 1850s.

• None of the above

The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux had to be ratified by

• the U.S. Senate

• the European Americans living in Minnesota

• the French fur traders

• All of the above

Why did government officials, fur traders, and missionaries want to make treaties with the Dakota of Minnesota?

• They wanted the land for European American settlers.

• They wanted treaty money to pay off Dakota fur trade debts.

• They knew that the money from the annuities could be used for education programs to encourage the Dakota to adopt the ways of the white culture.

• All of the above