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WorksheetsChapter 6: The Land Changes Hands (Northern Lights)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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.
What did the U.S. government offer the Dakota in exchange for 24 million acres of their land?
All of the beaver pelts they could hunt for five years
a $2,000 cash payment right away
cash, annuities for 50 years, and a reservation
assimilation, treaties, and profit
Why did some Dakota support signing the treaties?
Because settlers could not legally settle on Dakota land unless treaties were signed.
Because the fur traders were in debt and could use some of that immediate cash payment to pay off their debts.
They thought the government might take their land anyway, so at least the treaty would give them something in return.
How did European Americans view the land?
They believed that land was controlled by the groups of people who lived on
it.
They believed that you did not take more from the land than was necessary.
They believed that land was owned individually.
How did European Americans view the land?
They believed that land was controlled by the groups of people who lived on
it.
They believed that you did not take more from the land than was necessary.
They wanted to use rivers to power flour and lumber mills, and land to produce crops to sell.
How did Dakota/Ojibwe view the land?
They believed that land and rivers provided resources that could be sold to make a profit.
They believed that you did not take more from the land than was necessary.
They believed that land was owned individually.
A place where two rivers come together.
Assimilation
Reservation
Confluence
Annuity
What did the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1999 ruling in Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa mean for the Ojibwe?
The ruling meant that the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa were able to move off of the reservation.
The ruling meant that the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa were able to refuse to assimilate.
The ruling meant that the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa were able to get their treaty money back from the U.S. government.
The ruling meant that the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa were able to hunt and fish traditionally even if they were off of the reservation.
Why did government officials want the Dakota/Ojibwe to sign land treaties? Select all correct answers.
They wanted the land for European settlers.
They wanted the Dakota to sign because they knew that money from the annuities could be used for education programs to encourage the Dakota to adopt European American ways, like Christian religion.
They wanted treaty money to pay off Dakota fur trade debts. Also, they knew that the fur trade was declining
& saw this as an opportunity to get out of the fur trade & get into selling land.
They wanted treaty money to pay off reservations. Also, they knew that the fur trade was assimilating and wanted to buy a confluence and annuities.
Why did missionaries want the Dakota/Ojibwe to sign land treaties?
They wanted the land for European settlers.
They wanted the Dakota to sign because they knew that money from the annuities could be used for education programs to encourage the Dakota to adopt European American ways, like Christian religion.
They wanted treaty money to pay off Dakota fur trade debts. Also, they knew that the fur trade was declining
& saw this as an opportunity to get out of the fur trade & get into selling land.
They wanted treaty money to pay off reservations. Also, they knew that the fur trade was assimilating and wanted to buy a confluence and annuities.
Why did fur traders want the Dakota/Ojibwe to sign land treaties?
They wanted the land for European settlers.
They wanted the Dakota to sign because they knew that money from the annuities could be used for education programs to encourage the Dakota to adopt European American ways, like Christian religion.
They wanted treaty money to pay off Dakota fur trade debts. Also, they knew that the fur trade was declining
& saw this as an opportunity to get out of the fur trade & get into selling land.
They wanted treaty money to pay off reservations. Also, they knew that the fur trade was assimilating and wanted to buy a confluence and annuities.
What were some of the results of the treaties of Traverse des Sioux and Mendota?
(pick more than one)
The fur traders received the first payment of the annuities.
The Dakota gave up all of their land in southern Minnesota and had to move to a small reservation along the Minnesota River.
Assimilation programs were established to teach the Dakota to live like European Americans.
Tens of thousands of newcomers flooded into former Dakota land in Minnesota.
The Dakota became more dependent on the annuity payments for survival.
Before it was called St. Paul, the original name was
Minneapolis.
Pig's Eye Landing.
St. Croix.
Traverse des Sioux.
St. Paul is named after...
a tavern.
a priest.
a church.
a Dakota elder.
The first territorial governor of Minnesota was...
Henry Sibley.
Alexander Ramsey.
Sandy Abby.
Zebulon Pike.
This U.S. army officer was sent to buy land from the Dakota so the U.S. government could build a fort.
George Bonga
Henry Sibley
Zebulon Pike
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