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WorksheetsMN History; The Land Changes Hands
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux and the Treaty of Mendota ceded roughly half of Minnesota to the United States.
The Northern Half
The Southern Half
The U.S. government built Fort Snelling to
fight Indian wars in Minnesota.
protect American interests and govern the fur trade.
protect Minnesotans.
fight the British in Minnesota.
A Treaty
is land set aside by the U.S. government for use by an American Indian group.
is a written agreement between two or more nations.
is a way to trade beaver pelts.
A Reservation
is land set aside by the U.S. government for use by an American Indian group.
is a written agreement between two or more nations.
is a way to trade more beaver pelts.
The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux and the Treaty of Mendota were both good for the Dakota.
True
False
An annual payment of food and money that the U.S. government paid to American Indians in return for their lands.
Ratify
Annuity
Debt
To approve formally is to
Ratify
Annuity
Debt
Something that is owed, such as money, goods or services.
Ratify
Annuity
Debt
Fort Snelling is built on the confluence, or meeting place, of these two rivers.
Minnesota River and St. Croix River
Mississippi River and St. Croix River
Mississippi River and Minnesota River
The U.S. government wanted land from the American Indians so they could
build forts to fight the Indians.
open up the lands for settlement.
have better trade relations.
keep the English out of their lands.
What did the U.S. government offer the Dakota for their lands in Southern MN?
Cash
Trade Routes
A reservation for the Dakota to live on.
Supplies
Annuities for 50 years.
To adopt the values and habits of a larger group
Association
Academics
Annuities
Assimilation
Sovereign nations rule themselves and can
decide what they can or cannot eat.
decide where to live.
decide who to fight.
decide who to trade with.
Why were the traders at the treaty meeting?
To trade beaver pelts.
To force the Dakota to assimilate.
To get treaty money to pay for Dakota debt.
To improve trade relations.
Why were the missionaries at the treaty meetings?
To improve trade relations.
To help the Dakota with assimilation.
To get treaty money.
A part of the United States that is not within a state but is organized with its own governing leaders.
State
Liberty
Territory
Island
Who had the power at the treaty meetings?
The United States government
The Dakota
The Ojibwe
Who brokered the first land deal with the Dakota in 1805?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Ramsey
Henry Hastings Sibley
Zebulon Pike
Lawrence Taliaferro
Who was Minnesota's first territorial governor?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Ramsey
Henry Hastings Sibley
Zebulon Pike
Lawrence Taliaferro
Who was the first Indian agent at Fort Snelling?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Ramsey
Henry Hastings Sibley
Zebulon Pike
Lawrence Taliaferro
The Minnesota Territory was roughly twice the size of Minnesota today.
True
False
The movement of settlers and immigrants from the eastern United States to the Midwest and West during the 1800s.
Outward Expansion
Westward Expansion
Eastward Expansion
Migration
Treaties written and signed more than 150 years ago are still in effect today.
True
False
