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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Treaty of 1805 canonical 1
Treaty of 1805 with the United States 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States–Dakota treaty
treaty
affectedPeople Dakota communities
future settlers in Minnesota
alsoKnownAs Pike–Dakota Treaty
linked to: Pike’s Treaty

Pike’s Purchase
Pike’s Treaty
cededBy Dakota leaders
cededTo United States of America
countryInvolved United States of America
followedBy later U.S.–Dakota treaties in Minnesota
historicalRegion Louisiana Purchase territory
linked to: Louisiana Territory

Upper Mississippi River Valley
impact foundation for U.S. military and civilian presence in the region
loss of Dakota land at the Mississippi–Minnesota confluence
jurisdiction 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
peopleInvolved Dakota leaders
Mdewakanton Dakota
Wahpekute Dakota
linked to: Wahpekute
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
U.S. westward expansion
U.S.–Dakota relations
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
linked to: Fort Snelling
signatoryParty Dakota Nation
Mdewakanton Dakota
United States of America
Wahpekute Dakota
linked to: Wahpekute
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
Mdewakanton band of the Dakota treatyParty Treaty of 1805 with the United States
linked to: Treaty of 1805