Oklahoma History Quiz

To make it harder for thieves to steal cattle, symbols called ___ were used.

• brands

• tags

• marks

• labels

The person in charge of a cattle drive was the ___.

• trail boss

• ranch hand

• cowboy

• herder

Spanish settlers brought buffalo to America.

• True

• False

Farmers settling in the West found that inventions were a great help.

• True

• False

An area of land set aside by the US government for Native Americans was called the frontier.

• True

• False

A town that grew quickly was called a boomtown.

• True

• False

“Sooners” slipped across the borders and claimed land before they were allowed during the ___.

• Oklahoma Land Rush

• California Gold Rush

• Homestead Act

• Louisiana Purchase

People who raced to claim land in Oklahoma by pushing stakes into the ground and setting up hasty tents were called ___.

• “Boomers”

• “Sooners”

• “Settlers”

• “Pioneers”

The government tried to make Indians live more like white people by passing the ___ Act.

• Dawes

• Homestead

• Morrill

• Hatch

When building the transcontinental railroad, workers had to face different landforms.

• True

• False