| A | B |
|---|
| Fort Snelling | Future fort site bought for $2,000 |
| Treaty of Traverse des Sioux | Dakota cede southern half of Minnesota |
| Treaties | Over 400 agreements between U.S. and American Indian nations |
| Manifest Destiny | Belief in U.S. controlling most of North America |
| Indian Agents | Person appointed to distribute goods and settle disputes with American Indians |
| Corruption | Serious problem of cheating with many Indian Agents |
| Andrew Jackson | President who signed Indian Removal Act |
| Sovereignty | Power to govern oneself, American Indian tribes were sovereign |
| Unequal Negotiations | In negotiations the American Indian tribes were so much weaker than the U.S. |
| Broken Promises | U.S. frequently changed treaties and didn't deliver promised goods |
| Louisiana Purchase | France transferred 900,000 sq miles of American Indian land to U.S. |
| Zebulon Pike | U.S. officer who bought Fort Snelling site for $2,000 |
| Lawrence Taliaferro | Fair Indian Agent who regulated fur trade and kept peace in MN |
| American Fur Trading Post | Main post at Mendota, run by Henry Sibley |
| Dakota and Ojibwe | Moved around region for seasonal resources, viewed ownership of land different from settlers |
| Pig's Eye | Tavern & settlement that later became St. Paul |
| Alexander Ramsey | Territorial governor eager for land concessions from Dakota |
| Treaty of Mendota | Ceded lands of Mdewakanton and Wahpekute bands |
| U.S. Senate | Approves or rejects treaties, changed language to take away Dakota land |
| Dakota Reservation | Small area of land taken by the Dakota to start the assimilation process |
| 24 Million Acres | Amount of land taken by U.S. through treaties |
| James Goodhue | Promoter of settlement and reporter in Southern MN |
| Henry Whipple | Missionary and critic of treaty system |
