Chapter 6: The Land Changes Hands (Northern Lights)

A written agreement between two or more sovereign nations.

• Assimilation

• Treaty

• Reservation

• Annuity

How was the balance of power between the U.S. government and Dakota/Ojibwe nations unequal?

• The United States was more powerful; it had more money, more people, and more military power.

• The Dakota/Ojibwe nations were more powerful; they had more money, more people, and more military power.

• The balance of power was equal between both the United States and the Dakota/Ojibwe.

Why did the U.S. government build Fort Snelling?

• To enforce U.S. laws about the fur trade, and as a military base.

• To protect the fur trade from the

  British

• To keep peace between the Dakota and the Ojibwe

• All of these

True or False:

The U.S. government still has to follow treaty agreements made in the 1800s.

• True

• False

Some Dakota feared they would be cheated by the treaties of Traverse des Sioux and Mendota. Did their fears become a reality?

• Yes

• No

What is one reason the U.S. government/American newcomers wanted land from the Dakota/Ojibwe?

• They wanted timber for new construction.

• The land held the graves of their ancestors.

• They believed the land was necessary for survival.

What is one reason the U.S. government/American newcomers wanted land from the Dakota/Ojibwe?

• The land held the graves of their ancestors.

• They believed the land was necessary for survival.

• They wanted land for westward expansion.

What is one reason the U.S. government/American newcomers wanted land from the Dakota/Ojibwe?

• The land held the graves of their ancestors.

• The land could be divided and

  sold - they could make a profit

• They believed the land was necessary for survival.

How did the Dakota/Ojibwe view the land they lived on?

• The land held the graves of their ancestors and was home.

• The land could be divided and

  sold - they could make a profit

• They could use the land to benefit from it.

How did the Dakota/Ojibwe view the land they lived on?

• They viewed the land as something that was meant to be shared together and not meant to be owned by individuals.

• They viewed the land as something that could be divided and

  sold - they could make a profit from it.

• They viewed the land as something they could benefit from.