Northern Lights Chapter 6 Review

One of the pieces of land the Zebulon Pike purchased from the Dakota in 1805 treaty and ratified by the US Senate in 1808 became the site of:

• Minneapolis

• Traverse de Sioux

• Fort Snelling

• Faribault

Who was the territorial governor of Minnesota?

• Alexander Ramsey

• Lawrence Taliaferro

• George Bonga

Who was responsible for acquiring land for a military fort in an 1805 treaty and ratified in 1808?

• Josiah Snelling

• Zebulon Pike

• Alexander Ramsey

• Lawrence Taliaferro

Which of the following is NOT an example of the unequal balance of power between the U.S. government and American Indians?

• The U.S. Government had more money

• The U.S. Government had stronger military

• The U.S. had more people

• The U.S. had less people

Language interpreters were important at the treaty meeting.

• True

• False

At Traverse de Sioux, the Dakota signed two copies of the treaty and:

• The Treaty of Mendota

• The Magna Carta

• A third copy of the treaty

• An agreement to give traders money

A treaty is a written agreement between two or more people

• True

• False

The official meeting to make the Treaty of Traverse de Sioux lasted for:

• 6 days

• 6 hours

• 6 weeks

• 6 months

Fort Snelling was built at the place where another river flows into the Mississippi River. What is this other river?

• Cannon

• Minnesota

• Blue Earth

• St. Croix

The __________________________ were the tribe that signed the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux.

• Dakota
• Ojibwe

• Apache

• Cheyenne