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Zebulon Pike wanted $2,000 for 2 spots of land on the Mississippi and St.Croix Rivers.
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The lumbermen came in early to chop down the trees and the Dakota were shocked.
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The Sioux gave up 35 million acres of land. They were promised $3 million and a reservation on the Minnesota River.
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Four young Dakota men killed five white settlers over eggs.
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The fighting was pushed on by the Traditional Dakota.
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The Dakota soldiers attack the lower Sioux agency.
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Col Sibley set up a court in a kitchen to judge the Dakota.
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303 Dakota people were sentenced to death but Abe Lincoln only allowed 39 to die.
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The Traditonal Dakota were moved from Minnesota to Fort Snelling.
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38 Dakota people were hung in Mankato. This time was also known as the largest mass execution in the U.S. history.
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The Dakota prisoners were banished to South Dakota reservations,where hundreds died from disease and starvation.
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Only 200 Dakota were allowed to stay in Minnesota because they had helped the white settlers.
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The government led the Dakota prisoners to Nebraska reservations.
