Question

optional: ch 6 review
in 1851, the dakota exchanged 24 million acres of their land in minnesota for “what” from the u.s. government?
○ reservations, homes with running water, birch bark canoes
○ annuities for 50 years, cash and reservations
○ schooling for children, cash for 50 years, reservations
○ 50 years of cash, unlimited supply of beaver pelts, jobs with good benefits

Explanation:

This refers to the 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux and Mendota, where the Dakota ceded 24 million acres of land in Minnesota to the U.S. government. In return, the agreement included annual annuity payments for 50 years, immediate cash payments, and designated reservation lands for the Dakota. The other options contain anachronistic or inaccurate terms (e.g., running water in 1851, beaver pelts as a formal treaty provision, schooling as a core treaty term) that do not match the actual treaty terms.

Answer:

annuities for 50 years, cash and reservations