Opening the Land Answers

What did federal troops do at the Rock Falls settlement that made David Lewis Payne even more famous?A.They arrested Payne for intruding on Indian Territory.B.They destroyed buildings and seized Payne’s newspaper, The Oklahoma War Chief.C.They seized the buildings and locked down the settlement.D.They set the buildings on fire, causing many casualties.

How did the presence of sooners lead to land disputes?A.The sooners had a legitimate claim to valuable land.B.The sooners appeared to have cheated the system.C.The sooners received more acreage than other settlers.D.The sooners often took land that others had claimed.

The Oklahoma Land Run of __________ was an application of the __________.A.1890 . . . Homestead ActB.1893 . . . Boomer MovementC.1889 . . . Springer AmendmentD.1887 . . . Indian Appropriations Act

The rider attached to the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889 gave __________ the right to __________ the Unassigned Lands for settlement. A.federal troops . . . section offB.the Senate . . . delegateC.Congress . . . concedeD.the president . . . open

Boomers were evicted by federal troops after the boomers’ initial attempts to settle the land and were escorted back to __________.A.ArkansasB.ColoradoC.KansasD.Texas

David Payne was prosecuted for his second intrusion of Indian Territory, and the trial was overseen by Judge ___________.A.William CouchB.Samuel CrockerC.Isaac ParkerD.George H. G. Gale

Opportunities for settlers in the Unassigned Lands included all of the following except __________.A.adequate water resourcesB.lush grass for grazingC.dense forests for loggingD.large gold mines

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 presidentB.the first series of international councilsC.representatives from surrounding statesD.the Friends of the Indians

The author of the Chicago Times article on the opportunities awaiting settlers in the Unassigned Lands was __________.A.Elias C. BoudinotB.Dr. Morrison MunfordC.David Lewis PayneD.William Couch

What led to the rise of townsites around rail towns?A.Settlers were able to buy land more cheaply directly from the railroad.B.Settlers entering the Unassigned Lands on trains grabbed land near the tracks.C.Settlers knew the land near railroads was worth less and therefore was cheaper.D.Settlers could gain a stake in the railroads by leasing claimed land to them.