Defining the Oklahoma Territory

Question 1

What happened to settlers who were already homesteading in Greer County when it was allocated to the Oklahoma Territory?A.Those settlers were forced to move to Texas or Kansas.B.Those settlers were allowed to buy land at a reduced rate.C.Those settlers were relocated to the Indian Territory.D.Those settlers were paid to grow crops for the government.

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B

Question 2

In which year did the last Oklahoma land run take place?A.1890B.1893C.1895D.1901

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C

Question 3

The organic act that defined Oklahoma Territory was passed in _____. A. 1890 B. 1906 C. 1895 D. 1889 Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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A

Question 4

Who appointed the Jerome Commission?A.President Benjamin HarrisonB.Territorial Governor George W. SteeleC.Secretary of the Interior John NobleD.Governor Charles Haskell

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A

Question 5

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows.To what area is the arrow pointing on the map above?A.the Cimarron TerritoryB.the Indian TerritoryC.the Oklahoma DistrictD.the Public Land Strip

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C

Question 6

Oklahoma’s territorial capital was the town of __________.A.KingfisherB.GuthrieC.Oklahoma CityD.Norman

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B

Question 7

Settlers in the Public Land Strip proposed the creation of a separate territory called __________. A.Greer TerritoryB.Cimarron TerritoryC.Oklahoma TerritoryD.Indian Territory

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B

Question 8

Which of the following counties were part of the original Unassigned Lands?A.Logan, Payne, Canadian, Lincoln, Garfield, and NobleB.Kingfisher, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Blaine, Payne, and CanadianC.Cleveland, Lincoln, Blaine, Garfield, Noble, Pottawatomie, and CanadianD.Logan, Kingfisher, Payne, Canadian, Oklahoma, and Cleveland

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D

Question 9

Why did the Dawes Act make all American Indians who accepted individual land allotment citizens?A.to encourage the assimilation of American IndiansB.to stigmatize American Indians as possible rivals to settlersC.to give American Indians an incentive to accept allotmentD.to make American Indians feel obligated to assist the United States in the Spanish-American War

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A

Question 10

Which reform group was interested in helping American Indians and felt that assimilating them into mainstream white culture was the best approach?A.the Indian Affairs CommitteeB.the Dawes CommissionC.the Friends of the IndiansD.the Cherokee Commission

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C

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