Dakota Treaties Quizziz

In which year did the Dakota cede 100,000 acres of land at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers?

• 1805

• 1825

• 1837

• 1851

Who negotiated the 1805 agreement for the Dakota to cede their land?

• Zebulon Pike

• Millard Fillmore

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

What was the total value of the gifts given by Lt. Zebulon Pike to the Indian leaders at the signing of the 1805 treaty?

• $200

• $1500

• $500

• $1000

In which year did the U.S. government arrange the Prairie du Chien treaty between multiple Native American tribes?

• 1851

• 1805

• 1825

• 1837

What was the main purpose of the 1837 treaty at Fort Snelling with the Ojibwe?

• Settlement of debts

• Annual payments of cash and goods

• Exchange for cash

• All of the above

How much did the U.S. government agree to pay the Dakota for the land ceded in 1837?

• $100,000

• $300,000

• $1,600,000

• $200,000

In which year did the U.S. government purchase the arrowhead region of northeastern Minnesota from the Ojibwe?

• 1825

• 1851

• 1854

• 1858

What was the estimated value of the land ceded by the Dakota in the 1858 treaties of Traverse des Sioux and Mendota?

• 7.5 cents per acre

• 15 cents per acre

• 30 cents per acre

• 50 cents per acre

How many Dakota men were sentenced to death after the U.S.-Dakota War in 1862?

• 400

• 303

• 200

• 100

In which year did Congress end the practice of making treaties with Indian nations?

• 1863

• 1851

• 1871

• 1805