| A | B |
| Primary Source | The original document, recording, etc.. that was created at the time the event took place. |
| Secondary Source | The document that was created from analyzing a primary source. |
| Analyze | To observe, and record using these descriptions: who, what, where, when, why |
| Perspective | Someone's point of view |
| Treaty | An agreement between two parties that usually invloves a compromise |
| Sovereign | An country that controls itself. |
| Territory | A country that is controlled by other countries |
| Land Ownership: US | Land is owned and used to create wealth |
| Land Ownership: Native Americans | Land is shared and treated like human beings |
| Fort Snelling | Military base that was created by the US government to control the fur trade: St. Paul |
| Fraudulent | To fake and or cheat another |
| Traverse De Sioux | The Fraudulent treaty that Alexander Ramsey made with the Dakota that was intended to make the Native Americans less nomadic. |
| Nomadic | To move from place to place to find food, and shelter. |