| A | B |
|---|
| westward expansion | 19th century movement of settlers from the east to the Midwest and West |
| treaty | written agreement between two or more nations |
| sovereign | self-ruling and independent |
| annuity | annual payment of food and money that US government paid to Dakota and Ojibwe in return for their land |
| territory | part of the US that is not a state but is organized with a government |
| delegation | one or more persons chosen to represent others |
| negotiations | the process of discussing a question or conflict in order to settle it |
| Lawrence Taliaferro | Indian agent |
| Alexander Ramsey | first territorial governor |
| Henry Hastings Sibley | fur trader |
| Treaty of Traverse des Sioux | unfair treaty |
| money | goal of traders |
| land | goal of government |
| convert Dakota/Ojibwe to Christianity | goal of missionaries |
| Fort Snelling | first fort in Minnesota |
| ratify | to approve formally |
| reservation | land set aside by US government for use by an American Indian group |
| debt | something that is owed, such as money, goods, or services |
| assimilation | adopting the values and habits of a larger group |
