Northern Lights- Chapter 9 Review

The Lower Sioux Agency was a battle site in the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.

• True

• False

All Dakota took part in the fighting.

• True

• False

Food and supplies were withheld from the Dakota in the summer of 1862.

• True

• False

Settlers and Dakota returned immediately to their homes after the war.

• True

• False

This group was arriving in southern Minnesota by the thousands, eager to start farms on land available as a results of treaties.

• Traditional Dakota

• Traders

• Settlers

• Indian Agents

• Missionaries

This group had adopted many European American customs, including attending church and raising livestock.

• Traditional Dakota

• Traders

• Settlers

• Indian Agents

• Farm Dakota

This group operated stores on the reservation.

• Traditional Dakota

• Traders

• Settlers

• Indian Agents

• Missionaries

This group wanted to keep their sacred beliefs and rituals and traveled off the reservation to hunt.

• Traditional Dakota

• Traders

• Settlers

• Indian Agents

• Farm Dakota

This group was responsible for carrying out U.S. government policies and giving out treaty annuities on the reservation.

• Traditional DAkota

• Traders

• Settlers

• Indian Agents

• Missionaries

The Dakota were pressured to give up their traditional way of life. Check all statements that support this answer.

• The Dakota homeland was greatly reduced through treaties, which limited their ability to hunt and gather food.

• The Dakota were pressured to dress and style their hair like European Americans.

• The U.S. Government believed the Dakota needed to assimilate in order to survive.

• Extra supplies were given to Dakota who became farmers.

• Missionaries tried to convert the Dakota to Christianity.