US Dakota War Aftermath Pt. 1

What happened to the Dakota after the war?

• They were given a new land to settle

• They were given a reprieve

• They were executed

• They were sent to internment camps

What was life like for Dakota People at the Ft. Snelling Internment Camp?

• They were treated fairly

• They were given proper representation

• They were separated from their families

• They were allowed to return to their homes

According to Carol Chomsky, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Law School, the Dakota experienced fair trials from the Military Commission.

• True

• False

How many Dakota prisoners were led to a scaffold for execution?

• 37

• 40

• 39

• 38

What did the men do as they took their assigned places on the scaffold?

• They prayed

• They remained silent

• They sang a Dakota song

• They protested

Who cut the rope that held the platform during the execution?

• Col. Stephen Miller

• One of the prisoners

• Capt. William Duley

• President Lincoln

What was the reason for expanding the criteria for execution by Lincoln?

• Participation in massacres of civilians

• Participation in battles

• Theft

What was the total number of prisoners tried by the commission?

• 400

• 350

• 392

• 303

Where were the trials of the Dakota men accused of participating in the war conducted?

• Lower Agency

• Ft. Snelling

• Mankato

• Camp Release

Who reviewed the trial transcripts of all 303 men?

• President Lincoln

• Military officers

• Government lawyers

• Henry Sibley