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QuizMultiple Choice

The Oil Industry

Question 8 • OK-Oklahoma History -CA- 37411A

Which of the following statements best describes the effects of the oil boom on Oklahoma’s American Indians?

Answer
A
Most tribes grew extremely wealthy through the sale of mineral leases.
B
Few tribes were affected, as most oil was discovered on nontribal lands.
C
Most tribes failed to capitalize on their potential wealth.
D
Many tribes, like the Chickasaw, created their own drilling companies.

Explanation

The oil boom created major opportunities on tribal lands, but most tribes did not gain wealth on the scale their resources might have allowed. Federal restrictions, outside control of leases, and other barriers limited tribes’ ability to manage and profit from oil development. So the best description is that most tribes failed to capitalize on their potential wealth; it was not true that most became extremely wealthy or that oil was mostly found off tribal lands.

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