Establishing Statehood Answers

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Which of the following counties were part of the original Unassigned Lands?

A
Logan, Payne, Canadian, Lincoln, Garfield, and Noble
B
Kingfisher, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Blaine, Payne, and Canadian
C
Cleveland, Lincoln, Blaine, Garfield, Noble, Pottawatomie, and Canadian
D
Logan, Kingfisher, Payne, Canadian, Oklahoma, and Cleveland
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What of the following factors was the most important reason why Texas ranchers were motivated to drive their cattle north to Kansas?

A
Cattle drives would help ranchers to get rid of Texas fever.
B
Cattle could be sold at a large profit when driven to other states.
C
Cattle prices were too high in Texas markets.
D
Cattle drives could provide jobs to cowboys and drovers.
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Which of the major rail lines in the Indian Territory was also called the “Katy”?

A
the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
B
the Atlantic and Pacific Railway
C
the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
D
the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad
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The creation of a plat for a townsite would indicate __________.

A
where roads and buildings would be located
B
which individuals would be able to live in the town
C
why the settlers wanted to build a town in that place
D
when the deadline for building lots would be set
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How did the construction of railroad lines affect buffalo herds in the Indian Territory?

A
Railroads protected herds in the Indian Territory by encouraging hunters and trappers to move farther West.
B
Buffaloes were allowed to graze as they pleased because railroad construction avoided the herds’ grazing lands.
C
Railroad companies raised funds to conserve and protect buffalo herds in the territory.
D
Railroads hurt buffalo herds by disrupting their ability to move from place to place.
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The possibility of their lands being opened to white settlers led American Indians to call __________ to discuss the threat of the boomer movement.

A
the president
B
the first series of international councils
C
representatives from surrounding states
D
the Friends of the Indians
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Which of the following acts of Congress was responsible for the creation of the Dawes Commission?

A
the Dawes Act of 1887
B
the Indian Appropriation Bill of 1893
C
the Curtis Act of 1898
D
the Dawes Act Amendment of 1901
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Which of the following was not a motivation for African Americans who were seeking to migrate to Oklahoma in the late 1800s?

A
the establishment of all-African American communities in Oklahoma Territory
B
the prohibition of sharecropping by freedmen in Indian Territory
C
the rise of Jim Crow legislation in Southern states
D
the easy availability of cheap land in the Oklahoma territories
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Churches were generally built communally because settlers __________.

A
in one area all adhered to the same religion and doctrines
B
didn’t have the time or resources to build more than one
C
wanted to keep an eye on those from other denominations
D
could only claim time in the church if they had helped to construct it
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The __________ asked for federal assistance in dealing with the Crazy Snake Uprising.

A
Tulsa City Council
B
Seminole County Board
C
Creek National Council
D
Chickasaw Tribal Council
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What was the root cause of factionalism among American Indian nations after the Civil War?

A
dissatisfaction with the terms of treaties forced upon the American Indian Nations by the Union
B
concern with the growing movement of American Indian youths who wanted to become Westernized
C
conflict between those who wanted to live in an autocratic government and those who desired a democratic government
D
lingering resentment of the Plains Indian tribes who were allied with the Union during the Civil War
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Which of the following problems was not a challenge faced by cowboys on large cattle drives?

A
braving hot and dry summers
B
crossing dangerous rivers
C
tending to cattle infected with Texas fever
D
traveling alone, without partners or a crew
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Which of the following statements best describes the Five Tribes’ approach to ranching before the Civil War?

A
creating individual ownership of lands
B
fencing off farmland to create small ranches
C
ranching to sell to commercial markets
D
using open-range grazing and tribal ownership of herds
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Due to the terms of the treaties they signed after the Civil War, what happened to the slaves owned by American Indian tribes?

A
They were granted land in western Arkansas for settlement.
B
They became citizens of the American Indian tribes.
C
They could not be granted emancipation due to tribal law.
D
They were paid a stipend by the American Indian nations.
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Indian Territory’s mining companies often retaliated when miners began to strike and to join unions. How did these companies first respond to strikes?

A
by offering to help pass new government regulations
B
by closing mining towns and shutting down mines
C
by helping miners sign up to join labor unions
D
by hiring strike breakers from other states

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