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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
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