Ch. 16 Section # 1 The Oklahoma Land Rush

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What year was the Oklahoma Land Rush held?

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1889

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About how many people participated in the land rush?

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50,000 people

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How many of these tribes live in Oklahoma during the Oklahoma Land Run? Cherokee, Lakota, Iroquois

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Cherokee

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What are "Sooners?"

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People who came into Oklahoma before the legal entry time to claim land

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Which president signed a proclamation saying that the Oklahoma lands was open for settlement?

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Benjamin Harrison

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Which one of these "WAS NOT" a types of transportation that people used in the Oklahoma land rush? Ox & Wagon, Horses, Foot, Bicycles, Scooters

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Scooters

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Before the land rush, what had the land been called?

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unassigned lands

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How much land had been available for the land rush?

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2 million acres

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What had Indian Territory been reserved for?

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Different tribes of Native American to be moved to Oklahoma

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What happened in the middle section of the Indian Territory in 1889?

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It was left unclaimed by any tribe