Treaty of 1805

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The Treaty of 1805 was an early U.S.–Dakota agreement in which Dakota leaders ceded land around the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers, paving the way for the establishment of Fort Snelling and American expansion into what is now Minnesota.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States–Dakota treaty
treaty
affectedPeople Dakota communities NERFINISHED
future settlers in Minnesota
alsoKnownAs Pike–Dakota Treaty NERFINISHED
Pike’s Purchase NERFINISHED
Pike’s Treaty NERFINISHED
cededBy Dakota leaders
cededTo United States of America NERFINISHED
countryInvolved United States of America NERFINISHED
followedBy later U.S.–Dakota treaties in Minnesota
historicalRegion Louisiana Purchase territory NERFINISHED
Upper Mississippi River Valley NERFINISHED
impact foundation for U.S. military and civilian presence in the region
loss of Dakota land at the Mississippi–Minnesota confluence
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
landCededArea land around the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers
land in present-day Minnesota
language English
legalStatus U.S. federal treaty
negotiatedBy Zebulon Pike NERFINISHED
peopleInvolved Dakota leaders
Mdewakanton Dakota NERFINISHED
Wahpekute Dakota NERFINISHED
precededBy early U.S. exploration of the Upper Mississippi
purpose to obtain land for a U.S. military post
to secure U.S. control over strategic river confluence
relatedTo Fort Snelling NERFINISHED
U.S. westward expansion
U.S.–Dakota relations NERFINISHED
history of Minnesota
result American expansion into what is now Minnesota
creation of a U.S. military reservation at the river confluence
establishment of Fort Snelling NERFINISHED
signatoryParty Dakota Nation NERFINISHED
Mdewakanton Dakota NERFINISHED
United States of America NERFINISHED
Wahpekute Dakota NERFINISHED
signingDate 1805
signingLocation near the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers
signingYear 1805
subject U.S. expansion
land cession
military reservation
timePeriod early 19th century

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Mdewakanton Dakota treatyParty Treaty of 1805