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?

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Those settlers were allowed to buy land at a reduced rate.

Question 2

In which year did the last Oklahoma land run take place?

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1895

Question 3

The organic act that defined Oklahoma Territory was passed in _____.

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1890

Question 4

Who appointed the Jerome Commission?

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President Benjamin Harrison

Question 5

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows.To what area is the arrow pointing on the map above?

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the Oklahoma District

Question 6

Oklahoma’s territorial capital was the town of __________.

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Guthrie

Question 7

Settlers in the Public Land Strip proposed the creation of a separate territory called __________.

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Cimarron Territory

Question 8

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

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Logan, Kingfisher, Payne, Canadian, Oklahoma, and Cleveland

Question 9

Why did the Dawes Act make all American Indians who accepted individual land allotment citizens?

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to encourage the assimilation of American Indians

Question 10

Which reform group was interested in helping American Indians and felt that assimilating them into mainstream white culture was the best approach?

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the Friends of the Indians

Defining the Oklahoma Territory Answers