The Oklahoma Land Rush

When was the Oklahoma Land Rush?

• 1900

• 1872

• 1889

• 1895

About how many people participated in the land rush?

• 1,000 people

• 500,000 people

• 100,000 people

• 50,000 people

How many of these tribes once lived in the land?

• Cherokee

• Lakota

• Seminole

• Cheyenne

What was a reason that people came to Oklahoma City for the land rush?

• Gold

• Land ownership opportunities

• Adventure

What are "Sooners?"

• People who didn't participate in the land rush

• People who came to the race before the legal entry time

• People who didn't get any land in the land rush

• People who came to the land rush at the legal entry time

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

• James Monroe

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Harrison

What were some types of transportation that people used in the land rush?

• Cars

• Horses

• Foot

• Bicycles

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

• unassigned lands

• assigned territory

• free land

• unassigned territory

Did Westward Expansion have an effect on Oklahoma City?

• No

• Yes

How much land had been available for the land rush?

• 10,000 acres

• 5,000 acres

• 2 million acres

• 5 million acres