Chapter 9: U.S. - Dakota War of 1862

He led 1,600 soldiers to fight the Dakota and end the conflict. He also conducted the trials of the 303 sentenced Dakota people in 39 days

Henry Sibley

He reviewed the trial cases and lowered the number from 303 to 39 to be executed

Abraham Lincoln

Soldiers and settlers protected this location and did not allow the Dakota to take over after being attacked over three days

Fort Ridgley

Two goals the U.S. government had for the Dakota people on the reservation

make the Dakota assimilate and forget their traditional Dakota ways

Four reasons for the Traditional Dakota to go to war with European Americans

late annuity payments
loss of land
starvation
traders refused to give additional food

Four Dakota hunters killed 5 white settlers because of eggs near this township

Acton

They wanted to convert the Dakota to Christianity

Missionaries

Dakota who had accepted some of the European American ways, like farming, clothing, hair.

Farm Dakota

They ran stores where the Dakota could get additional food and supplies when needed

traders

Dakota that wanted to maintain their culture and resist efforts to make them live like the European Americans

Traditional Dakota

To force one to leave their country or homeland

exile

A place where civilians, prisoners of war, and/or political prisoners are held

internment camp

Money and food that was promised to the Dakota from the government from the sale of their land

annuity

The benefits Farm Dakota received for adapting European American ways

extra food, livestock, and tools

This is when the annuity payment to the Dakota were late AND food and supplies were withheld from them

Summer of 1862

Who was the trader that said, "If they are hungry, let them eat grass."

Andrew Myrick

The man who explained to President Lincoln how bad it had been for the Dakota before the war. He asked Lincoln to show mercy.

Henry Whipple

The name of the Traditional Dakota leader that agreed to lead his people to war with the white enemy

Taoyateduta (Little Crow)

How many men were hanged in Mankato on December 26, 1862?

38

After the war, many Dakota were kept at this MN internment camp

Fort Snelling

Place where 38 Dakota were hanged for crimes against settlers

Mankato

Name of the town that had dozens of buildings burned down and left hundreds of settlers hurt or homeless after being attacked twice

New Ulm

Three reasons the trials for the Dakota were unfair

Dakota did not have lawyers
Many Dakota did not speak English
Military officers were judges

In 1863, U.S. government cancelled all treaties with the Dakota, causing ALL Dakota to lose these two things

annuities (food, money) and reservation land to live on

The year ALL Dakota were forced to leave Minnesota

1863

After the war, missionaries continued their work with the Dakota by following them to reservations in these 2 states

South Dakota and Nebraska

A few years after the war, many from this group returned to their towns and farms to start over again

Settlers

The region where the Dakota Reservation existed in a narrow strip of land. In 1858 half of that reservation was taken from them.

Minnesota River

The Indian Agent in 1862 at Upper Sioux and Lower Sioux Agencies

Thomas Galbraith

The person who carried out the government policy regarding reservations and passing out annuities promised by the government.

Indian Agent

The missionary who participated in the treaty of 1851 and helped to develop a small group of Dakota farmers.

Stephen Riggs

The final battle of the war. The Dakota knew they were outnumbered and outgunned and surrendered to Sibley and his forces

Wood Lake

The number of Dakota Communities that exist in Minnesota today

Four (Upper Sioux, Lower Sioux, Prairie Island, and Shakopee)

How did farm Dakota react to the start of the war?

They were scared for their safety and many helped the settlers

How did settlers react to the start of the U.S.-Dakota War ?

Hundreds of settlers fled their homes while some stayed behind and fought back