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Zebulon Pike comes to dakota
zebulon pike offered $2,000,000 to dakota for two spots of land, Mississippi and St. croix river. -
Early lumbermen
Gave land east of Mississippi river-Lumbermen came in early to cut down trees. The dakota were shocked. -
Non-indian population
Minnesota non-indian population is 6,076 -
treaties at traverse des sioux and mendota
Land treaties at Traverse des sioux and Mendota are signed between the dakota and United states. -
$3,000,000 for dakota
Dakota give 3 million acres of land. Government promise 3 million dollars at reservation on Minnesota river. -
Established forts
Lower sioux agency and fort Ridgely are established to manage U.S. dakota relations. -
More treaties
Treaty between dakota and United states turns over the northern part of dakota reservation on the Minnesota river to United states. -
telegraphs and non indian poulation
Telegraph services reach St.paul, St.anthony and Minneapolis. Minnesota's non indian population is 169.659 -
Civil War
U.S. Civil War erupts in April. Telegraph wires cross the United States from New York to San Francisco. -
Free Land and First Train
Homestead act makes free land available to settlers. First train in Minnesota runs from St.Paul to St.Anthony -
Dakota War Starts
Dakota war breaks out with attack on lower sioux agency. -
Hanged Dakota
38 Dakota hanged for their role in the Dakota war. -
Moving To New Reservations
Dakota are moved to the crow creek reservation in South Dakota. Taoyateduta is killed by a white farmer while picking berries in a field near Hutchinson. -
Civil war is finished
U.S. Civil war ends in April. -
Santee reservation
Dakota at crow creek are moved to Santee reservation in Nebraska. -
Railroads
Transcontinental railroad complete. -
Forbidding Treaties
Congress passes law forbidding anymore treaties with indian nations.
