1. Treaty of 1821 Interpreted by Thinking Like A Historian Criteria By: The Neon Green Group

2. Cause and Effect  Who made change happen?  The Six Nations, St. Regis, Stockbridge, Munsee, Menomini and Winnebago nations  Who supported change?  The Six Nations, St. Regis, Stockbridge, Munsee, Menomini, and Winnebago nations  Which effects were intended?  The Six Nations, St. Regis, Stockbridge, and Munsee nations acquired a land claim  The Menomini and Winnebago nations received certain land rights, money, and a sum of goods  How did the events affect people’s lives, the community, and the world?  Different land rights  Adapting to land adjustment  Acquiring goods and money

3. Continuity and Change  Who has (or hasn’t) benefited from the changes and why?  Article first on page two hundred and twenty-nine in Oberly concluded Winnebago First Nation members will be part of the six nations.  The Second article basically allows the Menominees and Winnebagos to hunt on their own land and to have their own fishing rights.  The Third article allows the Menominee and Winnebagoes to receive one thousand five hundred dollars in goods, and an additional five hundred dollars from the six nations, St. Regis, Stockbridge, and the Munsee nations.

4. Turning Points  How did past decisions or actions affect future choices?  The decisions made during the treaty of 1821 meant that the future choices would have to be carefully considered especially for the Menomini and the Winnebago because they made the decision to give up their claims  How did decisions or actions narrow or eliminate choices for people?  The decisions made during the Treaty of 1821 significantly narrowed and or eliminated choices the Menomini and the Winnebago could make due to the fact that they cede release and quit claim, to the people of the said Six Nations and the St. Regis, Stockbridge and Muncee nations, forever.  How did decisions or actions significantly transform peoples lives?  Decisions to also limit land use to only hunting and fishing, greatly impacted the lives of the Menomini and the Winnebago, they depended on the land for more than hunting and fishing. Having to give up their claims to land meant they had to find new places to live and farm.

5. Using the Past  How does the past help us make sense of the present?  Introduces how a group of peoples, whether an ethnicity or a nationality, could adapt or integrate that group’s difference of perspective into their own  How is the past similar to the present?  The mastery and familiarity of the language and legal system of the prominent governing body is necessary for any nation-group to become involved with the surrounding society.  This treaty emphasizes the importance and seriousness of legally-binding contracts between nations  What can we learn from the past?  Treaty negotiations were adopted as a way for Native American Nations to make legally-binding transactions and treaties between themselves and other Native American Nations.  set themselves as nationally capable of collaborating with other nations

6. Through Their Eyes  How did their worldview affect their choices and actions?  Took their knowledge from interacting with Europeans in similar ways, when discussing and constructing treaties  What values, skills, and forms of knowledge did people need to succeed?  Knowledge of land  Knowledge of rights  Negotiation skills  Adequate resources

7. Source Oberly, James W. A Nation Of Statesmen. Vol. 252. N.p.: University of Oklahoma Press, 2005. 228-30. Print.