WorksheetsNorthern Lights- Chapter 9 Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 15mins
The Lower Sioux Agency was a battle site in the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.
True
False
All Dakota took part in the fighting.
True
False
Food and supplies were withheld from the Dakota in the summer of 1862.
True
False
Settlers and Dakota returned immediately to their homes after the war.
True
False
This group was arriving in southern Minnesota by the thousands, eager to start farms on land available as a results of treaties.
Traditional Dakota
Traders
Settlers
Indian Agents
Missionaries
This group had adopted many European American customs, including attending church and raising livestock.
Traditional Dakota
Traders
Settlers
Indian Agents
Farm Dakota
This group operated stores on the reservation.
Traditional Dakota
Traders
Settlers
Indian Agents
Missionaries
This group wanted to keep their sacred beliefs and rituals and traveled off the reservation to hunt.
Traditional Dakota
Traders
Settlers
Indian Agents
Farm Dakota
This group was responsible for carrying out U.S. government policies and giving out treaty annuities on the reservation.
Traditional DAkota
Traders
Settlers
Indian Agents
Missionaries
The Dakota were pressured to give up their traditional way of life. Check all statements that support this answer.
The Dakota homeland was greatly reduced through treaties, which limited their ability to hunt and gather food.
The Dakota were pressured to dress and style their hair like European Americans.
The U.S. Government believed the Dakota needed to assimilate in order to survive.
Extra supplies were given to Dakota who became farmers.
Missionaries tried to convert the Dakota to Christianity.
How did missionaries treat the Dakota?
They tried to convert the Dakota to Christianity. They lived among the Dakota and learned their language.
They wouldn't give the Dakota food or supplies unless they received annuity payments.
They shut down the Dakota's credit system.
The believed the Dakota needed to adapt to survive.
How did traders contribute to the rising tensions leading up to the U.S.-Dakota War?
They wanted the Dakota to convert to Christianity.
They wouldn't give Dakota supplies until they received annuity payments.
They shut down the Dakota's credit system.
Andrew Myrick insulted the Dakota.
Why did many Dakota choose to fight after the killings at Acton?
They wanted to strike out at their enemies before their enemies struck out at them.
They thought the killings at Acton would give the U.S. Government an excuse to punish all Dakota.
They believed the U.S. military would not fight back because its attention was on the Civil War.
They were given information that told them to fight now before the U.S. Government took more from them.
What happened to the Dakota after the war?
Hundreds of Dakota were put on trial in Henry Sibley's military court.
The court convicted 303 Dakota men to death.
Lincoln approved the execution of 39 men; 1 was pardoned at last minute.
Dakota spent the winter at an internment camp at Fort Snelling; all treaties with the Dakota were cancelled.
1500 Dakota were exiled; slowly, some Dakota returned to MN to establish new communities.
