Opening the Land Answers

What did federal troops do at the Rock Falls settlement that made David Lewis Payne even more famous?

How did the presence of sooners lead to land disputes?

The Oklahoma Land Run of __________ was an application of the __________.

The rider attached to the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889 gave __________ the right to __________ the Unassigned Lands for settlement.

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

David Payne was prosecuted for his second intrusion of Indian Territory, and the trial was overseen by Judge ___________.

Opportunities for settlers in the Unassigned Lands included all of the following except __________.

The possibility of their lands being opened to white settlers led American Indians to call __________ to discuss the threat of the boomer movement.

The author of the Chicago Times article on the opportunities awaiting settlers in the Unassigned Lands was __________.

What led to the rise of townsites around rail towns?

Which of the following statements about the First Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 is false?

During the first land run, all land grants were claimed within __________.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.John T. was a solider in the Civil War who lived in the Unassigned Lands. He left his land and returned at noon on April 22, 1889, to claim the land. Mark S. rode in from the western border at noon on the same day and claimed the same plot of land. Based on the precedent set in Township of Kingfisher v. Wood and Fossett, what would you expect the verdict of this land dispute to be?

The Homestead Act of 1862 granted settlers _____ acres if land if they improved the land and maintained residency for _____ years.

Which of the following is the least accurate definition of the term sooner?

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows.The arrow is pointing to an area known as the __________.