Land Changes Hands Study Guide
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4.1 I can explain what a treaty is and how treaty rights are exercised.
____ Treaty
Written agreement between 2 or more sovereign nations
4.2 I can describe why the USA claimed land on the Mississippi River and the
impact it had on the region.
____ USA
____ Westward
Expansion
____ Bdote
Country that was started when the 13 colonies fought a war of independence from Great
Britain (1776)
During the 1800’s, the movement of people from the eastern US to the West
The place where 2 rivers come together. Also called a confluence.
Built in 1820 by the US government to control traffic on the Mississippi and Minnesota
____ Fort Snelling Rivers. Built on the Bdote.
1. What is shown in these images?
Fort Snelling and the nearby Dakota
Villages
2. Why is the confluence an important
place for the Dakota?
Dakota believe it is the original place
of their people. It’s an important
spiritual, celebration and trade place.
3. Why is it important for the USA?
The US wants to control fur trade
traffic on the river
4.3 I can describe the impact of treaties on people.
____ Ratify
____ Territory
____ Annuity
____ Reservation
____ Assimilation
To approve
Part of the USA that is not yet a state, but is organized and has a recognized leader
Annual payment of food and money that the US paid to Dakota and Ojibwe in exchange for
their lands
Land set aside for the usage of an American Indian group
Adopting the values and habits of a larger group
1600 CE
Label and shade the areas of:
 Dakota
 Ojibwe
2014 CE
1. How did land cessions impact Native American lands in Minnesota?
Dakota and Ojibwe had controlled 100% of MN lands – now their reservations
are very small.
2. Why do you think the Dakota and Ojibwe agreed to the annuity payments?
They agreed to them because they thought it would make their lives easier,
that the US government was trustworthy and more powerful.
3. Contrast Native perspectives on the land versus American.
Dakota & Ojibwe
Land provides tools for survival – such as animals, water and travel.
Land can’t be owned – it is given by the creator for people to use and it is
shared by a community.
American & European
Land has resources to make money with – such as furs, timber and soil for
farming.
Land can be owned – divided and sold to individual people.