Which president agreed to create Dakota Territory?
President Lincoln
What year did President Lincoln sign the Homestead Act?
1862
What did settlers have to do to claim land under the Homestead Act?
Live on and farm their land for 5 years. 250,000 people came to live in SD between 1880 and 1890.
Why did Spotted Tail decide to sign the Ft. Laramie Treaty?
Even though he was a warrior, he signed the treaty because he saw the size of the U.S. Government Army. He knew they would have to change, or die.
What religion promised a return to the old Lakota ways of life (before the settlers came)?
Ghost Dance
Why did the US Army come to arrest Sitting Bull?
The Army thought the Ghost Dance was a start of a new war.
What is the name of the creek where 150 Lakota men, women and children were killed.
Wounded Knee Creek
Who was the Christian missionary that befriended and advised Sitting Bull?
Mary C. Collins
Near what SD town did Laura Ingles live for some time?
De Smet, SD
Why was Niels Hansen important to South Dakota?
He found 300 plants that would grow well in the SD climate and soils.
Which plant is Niels Hansen best known for?
Alfalfa from Siberia
Why did John B.S. Todd come to South Dakota in 1855?
He was a soldier with General Harney.
