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Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.Imagine that you are an American Indian chief living in Indian Territory. Despite all of your efforts, it appears inevitable that the land you live on will be annexed to the United States. To avoid joint statehood with Oklahoma Territory, you support the resolution to draft a constitution for the proposed State of Sequoyah.Why would an American Indian chief in Indian Territory fear joint statehood?

A
Joint statehood would lead to more loss of sovereignty for American Indians.
B
Joint statehood would cause American Indians to be forced out of Oklahoma.
C
Joint statehood would cause the American military to harass American Indians.
D
Joint statehood would lead to a lowering of tensions between mutual enemies.
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How were the Indian Territory’s coal and lead-zinc mining towns different from one another?

A
Lead-zinc towns were more overcrowded and less organized.
B
Lead-zinc towns had company stores, and workers were paid in scrip.
C
Coal towns were smaller and often were run by individuals.
D
Coal towns had few enclaves and did not attract immigrants.
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Cattle ranching was an important activity in the Indian Territory before the Civil War. Which of the following statements is true?

A
The territory’s western prairies were poor land for grazing and herding.
B
The Plains tribes were all experienced in herding and ranching.
C
Cattle ranching was first brought to the Indian Territory by white settlers.
D
The Five Tribes used tribal ownership of cattle herds.
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What was the role of the Committee of Prosecution?

A
They influenced the outcome of the case against David Payne.
B
They wrote propaganda calling for the release of land to the boomers.
C
They fought and arrested the boomers in the Unassigned Lands.
D
They set up a court inside Indian Territory to prosecute the boomers.
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Why did tribes in the Indian Territory fear the effects of the construction of railroads in the territory?

A
They believed that railroads would stop cultural diffusion.
B
They felt that railroads would protect their sovereignty as tribes.
C
They feared that railroads would lead to the loss of tribal land.
D
They believed that railroads would ruin all industries in the territory.
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What did the Friends of the Indians seek to accomplish?

A
to assimilate American Indians into white culture
B
to help American Indians secure a separate state
C
to help American Indians move to new lands
D
to mediate between American Indians and white settlers
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The term boomer was coined by __________.

A
Elias C. Boudinot
B
David Lewis Payne
C
William Couch
D
Dr. Morrison Munford
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All of the following problems led African Americans to pursue settlement in Oklahoma except __________.

A
prohibition of sharecropping in the South
B
segregation in Southern states
C
economic difficulties in Kansas all-black towns
D
discrimination in Southern states
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Tribes struggled to profit from cattle drives, because ranchers and drovers usually refused to __________.

A
create ranches on tribal land
B
pay taxes or follow regulations
C
lease land from tribes
D
allow cattle to graze in the Indian Territory
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Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.You are a homesteader living in Washita County in 1900. You are struggling to make ends meet. One day, you hear word that the Free Homes Act of 1900 has passed through the United States Congress. You gather your family together and celebrate the good news.What effect does the Free Homes Act of 1900 have on you?

A
All of your land debt is absolved, except for your filing fee.
B
All of your land becomes a government-owned cooperative.
C
All of your land will be cared for by American Indians.
D
All of your land will stop being taxed, freeing resources for irrigation.
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How did tribes gather royalties on coal mining?

A
by requiring workers to pay for permits
B
by charging per bushel and ton of coal mined
C
by forcing mining companies to pay for leases
D
by processing and selling coal themselves
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After his second prison term was completed, Chitto Harjo decided to transition from __________ to __________.

A
violent resistance . . . guerrilla warfare
B
political activism . . . violent resistance
C
violent resistance . . . peaceful protesting
D
violent resistance . . . political activism
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What was the most important reason why many railroad companies were interested in owning the Indian Territory’s coal mining companies?

A
Tribal land could be bought and sold for a profit.
B
Coal from mines could be used to fuel locomotives.
C
Companies could profit by leasing mining land to tribes.
D
Mines could be located near valuable water supplies.
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Railroads brought tourists, trappers, and traders to hunt in the Indian Territory and the Plains. Which animal was nearly driven to extinction by these hunts?

A
deer
B
cattle
C
buffalo
D
elk
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What impact was the transcontinental railroad designed to have on the West?

A
to protect American Indian lands from white settlement
B
to encourage Americans to invest only in East Coast industries
C
to make it easier to move goods from place to place
D
to preserve buffaloes and Western wildlife from hunting
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Company towns were an important part of the early coal mining industry in the Indian Territory. Which of these statements does not describe these company towns?

A
Towns usually were located near major cities, far from mines.
B
Buildings and homes were owned by mining companies.
C
Residents usually were forced to shop in company stores.
D
Companies in these towns usually paid miners in scrip, rather than cash.

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