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Indigenous People on a Closing Frontier

Question 5 • SSHS IUS002 US History II

Why did the Dakota Sioux start an uprising in 1862?

Answer
A
The US government had not followed through with promises of help.
B
The US government had captured and hanged 38 Sioux.
C
The US government forced them to join the military against their will.
D
The US government destroyed a school on their reservation.

Explanation

The Dakota Sioux uprising began after the U.S. government failed to deliver promised payments and supplies under its agreements with them. The resulting hardship and hunger fueled anger and conflict. Choice A, that the government had not followed through on promises of help, best explains the uprising; the execution of 38 Sioux happened later, after the conflict.

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