Treaty Flashcards
What is a written agreement between two or more countries
A treaty
How many countries once claimed the land that is now Minnesota. List them
4,France,Spain,United States,England.
What means nations have power to control their own affairs
Sovereign
Who was sent to buy land in Minnesota for a fort
Zebulon Pike
Why did the U.S. Government build Fort Snelling
Name two
To help protect the fur trade from the British
To keep peace among Indians
What was life like at Fort Snelling
Lonely,boring,worked hard,cold
Mendota was a trading post near Fort Snelling who owned it
American Fur Company
Mendoza means?
Where two rivers meet
Who was the U.S. Government Indian agent at Fort Snelling
Lawrence Taliafero
Describe how an American Indian and a settler may have viewed the land in Minnesota
Indians saw it as their home,will not sell land,graves of ancestors
Settlers saw it as good soil for crops,forests for timber,rivers for transportation
What year was the first treaty between the Dakota Ojibwe and US Government signed
1837
St.Paul used to be called
Pigs eye landing
It was renamed St.Paul after
A chapel called St.Paul
Who was was a famous interpreter during the period of the fur trade
George Bonga
His father was an
African American Fur Trader
His mother was an
Ojibwe woman
Name three languages he spoke
English,Ojibwe,French
What year did Minnesota become a territory
1849
Who was Minnesotas first territorial Governor
Alexander Ramsey
When Minnesota becomes a state, does Alexander Ramsey ever become a governor
Yes, 2nd Minnesota governor
Although the Indians believed that it was impossible to sell land, what were reasons some of them felt the treaty should,be signed
Name three reasons
- keep some of their land
- to get food and money
- had no choice but to sign the treaty
What reason we’re governments officials reasons for wanting treaties
Expand the U.S.
Why did traders want the treaties
Two reasons
They could make more money selling land and timber
The Indians would pay them back
Why did missionaries want the treaties
Indians give up religions and become farmers