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Social Studies study guide Treaties

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of Westward Expansion?

a)

During the 1800s, the movement of settlers and immigrants from the eastern US to the Midwest and West.

b)

a written agreement between 2 or more nations.

c)

to approve formally

d)

a part of the US that isn’t within a state but is organized with its own governing leaders / an area within definite boundaries

2.

What is the definition of treaty?

a)

a written agreement between to or more nations

b)

to approve formally

c)

an annual payment of food and money that the US govt. promised to pay to the American Indians in exchange

d)

a part of the US that isn’t within a state but is organized with its own governing leaders / an area within definite boundaries

3.

What is the definition of ratify?

a)

to approve formally

b)

take away freedom from

c)

the place where two rivers meet or join together

d)

a disagreement/argue

4.

What is the definition of territory

a)

a part of the US that isn’t within a state but is organized with its own governing leaders / an area within definite boundaries

b)

an annual payment of food and money that the US govt. promised to pay to the American Indians in exchange for their land.

c)

and set aside or reserved by the US govt. for use by an American Indian group

d)

something like money, goods or services owed to someone

5.

What is annuity?

a)

an annual payment of food and money that the US govt. promised to pay to the American Indians in exchange for their land

b)

talk about and arrange terms / consult / reach an agreement

c)

to have a slave

d)

the place where two rivers meet or join together

6.

What is a reservation

a)

something like money, goods or services owed to someone

b)

land set aside or reserved by the US govt. for use by an American Indian group

c)

a thing you can do to get a table at a restaurant

7.

What is Debt?

a)

the amount of money you have

b)

the amount of goods, money, or services owed

c)

the amount of money the govt. has

d)

to buy something

8.

What is assimilation?

a)

to adopt habits in a large group that can be forced or chosen

b)

to adopt a child

c)

to adopt a habit to a small group

d)

to take

9.

what is acquire?

a)

to buy/ receive

b)

to say bye

c)

to have land

d)

to receive a package

10.

What is a acre?

a)

a area of land about 14,560 ft

b)

something to keep a boat from sinking.

c)

a football feild

11.

What is a sovereign?

a)

a independent self ruling nation

b)

a fancy word for lunch

c)

a treaty

12.

what is a confluence?

a)

where 2 rivers meet

b)

a conference

c)

a type of the flu

13.

What is a dispute?

a)

a disagreement

b)

a game

c)

a agreement

14.

What is enslaved

a)

to have a slave and give them no freedom

b)

to be a slave

c)

to like slaves

d)

to be for slaves

15.

what is to negotiate

a)

to agree

b)

to disagree

c)

to talk to your best friend

d)

to have dinner with your family

16.

What was the exact date of the treaty

a)

January 23, 1851

b)

June 15, 1823

c)

July 23, 1851

d)

1805

17.

Who was Henry Sibbly?

a)

a fur trader

b)

head of a American fur trade co.

c)

a bissness man that started as a clerk

18.

who lead the Ojibwe to signing the third copy of the treaty?

a)

Ramsey

b)

Sibbly

c)

Bonga

d)

Sleepy eye

19.

Who was Zebulon pike

a)

a Indian Agent

b)

a US Army officer

c)

a missionary

d)

a translator

20.

who was Lawrence Taliaferro?

a)

a Indian agent

b)

a Missionary

c)

a US Army Officer

21.

What happened at the treaty of Mendota?

a)

During the talks at Mendota, the U.S.

government threatened to use force against the Dakota when they

seemed reluctant to sign the treaty.

b)

As Sleepy Eye and the other Dakota elders leave the council, Ramsey threatens to stop all negotiations. Later, after the tension has cooled, both sides agree to meet again after a one-day recess.

22.

Who is Alexander Ramsey

a)

a Missonary

b)

the first territorial governor.

c)

a gov. official

d)

a clerk

23.

Who is George Bonga?

a)

a interpter

b)

a missonary

c)

a Ojibwe

d)

a Dakota

24.

Who is Stephen Riggs?

a)

a interperter

b)

Missionary

c)

a Gov. Official