Question 1

Which was not a state the Eastern Dakota could be found in?

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Michigan

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Iowa

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Wisconsin

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the Dakotas

Question 2

What river did the Dakota have their Minnesota Reservation along?

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the Minnesota

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the Mississippi

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the Red River of the North

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the St. Croix

Question 3

Which treaty took away mos the Dakota lands?

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Traverse des Sioux

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Thundering Waters

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St. Peter

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Mankato

Question 4

All of the following are the purposes of the two agencies except

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helping run the elections for the chiefs of the bands.

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give out the governments gold payment.

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handle relations between the bands and the government.

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supply the Dakota with the promised food.

Question 5

Which is the word that means adapting to a new culture?

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assimilation

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creation

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joining

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adoption

Question 6

What was the main way government was different among the Dakota people?

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Important decisions were made by the group.

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They allowed women to vote.

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They held elections every three years instead of every four years.

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They had two chiefs instead of a president.

Question 7

This leader of the traders at the Agencies had a big role in causing the start of the war.

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Andrew Myrick

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Joe Brown

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Thomas Galbraith

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Alexander Ramsey

Question 8

Who was the governor of Minnesota during the war?

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Alexander Ramsey

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John Pope

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Henry Sibley

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Thomas Galbraith

Question 9

All of the following are causes of the war except

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attacking during the Civil War gave the Dakota a huge chance of succeeding.

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cheating done by the traders to the Dakota.

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Debt that the Dakota owed from unfair business practices.

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The U.S. government failing to deliver gold and food.

Question 10

The decision to go to war

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was made after braves killed whites near Acton, MN.

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was made after braves killed whites near Pequot Lakes, MN.

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was made after braves killed whites near Hudson, WI.

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was made after braves killed whites near Brainerd, MN.

Question 11

Which Dakota chief knew war with the whites would be a disaster?

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Little Crow

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Fools Crow

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John Other Day

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Crazy Horse

Question 12

What did the outbreak of the war do to the Eastern Dakota bands?

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It divided them into peace and war factions.

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It made them richer.

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It got them all to fight together.

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It increased their life expectancy.

Question 13

Where is the Upper Sioux Agency?

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It is near Granite Falls.

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It is near Marshall.

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It is near Lac Qui Parle.

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It is near Bemidji

Question 14

The Lower Sioux Agency was

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close to Redwood Falls.

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close to Marshall.

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close to Worthington.

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close to St. Peter.

Question 15

What did Big Eagle have in common with his fellow Mdewakanton chief Little Crow?

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He opposed the war, but fought for the people.

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They were brothers.

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Both were too old to fight.

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They were the same age.

Question 16

Which Fort was attacked but held during the early days of the war?

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Fort Ridgely

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Fort Snelling

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Fort Abraham Lincoln

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Fort Belmont

Question 17

New Ulm was attacked and badly damaged. The town was saved because

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Charles Flandrau organized the defenses.

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Charles Bender organized the defenses.

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Henry Sibley Organized the defenses.

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John Pope, Lincoln's general, organized the defenses.

Question 18

Which battle had a large burial party of soldiers being surrounded and shot up by Dakota forces?

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Birch Coulee

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New Ulm

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Fort Ridgely

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Wood Lake

Question 19

Who led the successful surprise attack at Birch Coulee?

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Big Eagle

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Little Crow

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Little Six

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Henry Sibley

Question 20

What spoiled Little Crow's carefully planned ambush at Wood Lake?

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Warriors fired shots at soldiers who were searching for potatoes to eat.

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Warriors fired shots at soldiers who were hunting for deer.

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Warriors fired shots at soldiers who were searching for corn to eat.

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Warriors fired shots at soldiers who were searching for  raspberries to eat.

Question 21

What other action happened during the Battle of Wood Lake?

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The Peace Dakota raided the camp of the War Dakota to free hostages.

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The Ojibwe declared war on the Minnesotans.

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The Ojibwe attacked the Dakota.

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The federal troops finally arrived to help Colonel Sibley.

Question 22

Why was New Ulm attacked by Dakota forces?

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It held supplies of food they needed.

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There were lots of rifles and bullets there.

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It was the last white stronghold.

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They wanted to capture the children of the town as hostages.

Question 23

Which battle started as soldiers were trying to bury corpses?

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Birch Coulee

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Fort Ridgely

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Lower Sioux Agency

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Wood Lake

Question 24

What saved the soldiers at Birch Coulee from being wiped out completely?

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Henry Sibley approached with his thousand man force.

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Alexander Ramsey approached with his thousand man force.

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Charles Flandrau approached with his thousand man force.

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John Pope approached with his thousand man force.

Question 25

The camp of the Peace Dakota was

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Camp Release.

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Camp Sioux.

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Camp Brule.

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Camp Feather.

Question 26

Who saved many whites in the first days of the war and later served as a scout for Henry Sibley

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John Other Day

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Joseph Other Day

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Charles Other Day

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Charles Good Day

Question 27

All of the following are true about President Lincoln in the Dakota Uprising except

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He came to Minnesota to learn about the problems between Natives and Whites.

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He had aides investigate the trials and guilty verdicts.

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He sent General John Pope to Minnesota to help.

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He stopped many of the executions.

Question 28

What appalling (terrible) thing happened with Little Crow's remains?

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His skeleton was displayed by the Minnesota history center.

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He was beheaded.

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He was tortured.

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He was forced to watch families be executed before he was killed.

Question 29

Relations between the Dakota and whites got really bad while

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Thomas Galbraith was Indian Agent for Minnesota.

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Charles Flandrau was Indian Agent for Minnesota.

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Joseph Wabasha was Indian Agent for Minnesota.

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Joe Brown was Indian Agent for Minnesota.

Question 30

Dakota that were trying to assimilate did all of the following except

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They were teaching the Lakota language to whites.

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They were converting to Christianity.

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The men cut their hair short like whites.

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They were learning to farm.

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