Week 21 Oklahoma Studies Weekly Quiz

What two territories became a state on November 16, 1907?

• Kansas and Nebraska Territories

• Texas and Mexico Territories

• Indian and Oklahoma Territories

• Arkansas and Florida Territories

Which president delivered the vote for Oklahoma to become a state?

• President Theodore Roosevelt

• President Abraham Lincoln

• President George Washington

• President George W. Bush

When did Oklahoma become a state?

• November 16, 1908

• November 4, 1907

• November 16, 1907

• November 4, 1908

Which two western territories did Congress try to join together in the same bill to create the state of Oklahoma?

• New Mexico and Arizona Territories

• Arizona and Oklahoma Territories

• Oklahoma and New Mexico Territories

• Oklahoma and Indian Territories

Why did people write telegrams to Congress?

• They wanted only the Oklahoma Territory to become a state.

• They wanted the Oklahoma and Indian Territories to become a state

• They did not want any more western states.

• They did not want the Indian Territory to become a state.

New Mexico and Arizona become _______

• one state

• part of Mexico

• sates in 1912

• very angry about Congress' decision

What is a nickname for oil?

• crude oil

• fuel

• black gold

• gas

What was the purpose of the Organic Act?

• to help the Oklahoma Territory become a state

• to bring settlers to the Oklahoma Territory

• to organize the Oklahoma Territory and help govern it

• to allow people to move into the Indian Territory

What was something that helped oil become a refined product that could be sold and used?

• railroad tracks to Kansas

• farmers who gave up their land

• land claims by settlers

• oil derricks

what is the best way to find new oil wells?

• use a devining rod

• drill near other oil wells

• use giant e-ray machines

• pay attention to a person's physical response