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OK History Ch. 5 & 6

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

All of the following statements but one reflects President Thomas Jefferson's view of Native Americans in the U.S. Which one is INCORRECT?

a)

He believed Native Americans to be in body and ind equal to the white man.

b)

He believed Native Americans should voluntarily move in order to change their environment to more of the white man's ways.

c)

He believed the forced removal of the Native Americans was best for all concerned.

d)

He believed Native Americans should shift from a hunting society to a more agrarian "Farming" society.

2.

After the War of 1812, with more white settlers moving west, the year 1819 saw Oklahoma become part of...

a)

Arkansas Territory

b)

Kansas Territory

c)

Missouri Territory

d)

Louisiana Territory

3.

The oldest permanent white settlement in Oklahoma was established as a trading post located in...

a)

Canadian

b)

Tahlequah

c)

Salina

d)

Muskogee

4.

At the Battle of Cutthroat Gap, the...

a)

Kiowa attacked and killed the Osage

b)

Osage attacked and killed the Kiowa

c)

Kiowa and the Osage fought to a draw

d)

Kiowa and Osage defeated the U.S. Army

5.

According to the Northwest Ordinance, how many residents did a territory need to seek statehood?

a)

40,000

b)

50,000

c)

60,000

d)

100,000

6.

The Osage traded hunting land to the Cherokee for cash and gifts in what treaty?

a)

Dancing Rabbitt

b)

Payne's Landing

c)

New Echota

d)

Lovely's Purchase

7.

The fort Colonel Arbuckle built near the site where the Red and Kiamichi Rivers meet is called

a)

Fort Smith

b)

Fort Gibson

c)

Fort Washita

d)

Fort Towson

8.

The American president most associated with the forced removal of the southeastern Indians was

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Andrew Jackson

9.

The intent of the Indian Removal Act was to

a)

negotiate treaties to remove Native Americans from the southeastern U.S.

b)

help Native Americans buy land east of the Mississippi River

c)

remove Native Americans to reservations in the eastern part of the U.S.

d)

destroy the Native Americans' way of life

10.

The capital of the Eastern Cherokee in 1822 was

a)

Albany Georgia

b)

New Echota, Georgia

c)

Atlanta, Georgia

d)

Augusta, Georgia

11.

The removal of most tribes to areas west of the Mississippi River was hampered by

a)

disease

b)

starvation

c)

poor weather

d)

all of the above

12.

The first eastern tribe to be removed to lands west of the Mississippi River was the

a)

Choctaw

b)

Chickasaw

c)

Creek

d)

Cherokee

13.

Which of the following leaders was NOT killed as a result of signing treaties to remove Native Americans?

a)

Greenwood LeFlore

b)

William McIntosh

c)

Major Ridge

d)

Elias Boudinot

14.

The term "trail of tears" is thought to have originated with which tribe?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Chickasaw

c)

Creek

d)

Choctaw

15.

Invented the Cherokee alphabet

a)

Sam Worcester

b)

Osceola

c)

Sequoyah

d)

Major Ridge

16.

The missionary to the Cherokee who brought their case to the Supreme Court

a)

Sam Worcester

b)

William McIntosh

c)

John Ross

d)

Major Ridge

17.

Chief of the Choctaw tribe

a)

Major Ridge

b)

Osceola

c)

Matthew Arbuckle

d)

Greenwood LeFlore

18.

Chief of the Lower Creek tribe, killed for signing the removal treaty

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Matthew Arbuckle

c)

William McIntosh

d)

Sam Worcester

19.

In 1820, the first treaty of removal with the Choctaw

a)

Treaty of Pontotoc Creek

b)

Treaty of Payne's Landing

c)

Treaty of Doak's Stand

d)

Treaty of New Echota

e)

Treaty of Indian Springs

20.

In 1835, the Ridge group signed away Cherokee lands and voluntarily moved to Indian Territory.

a)

Treaty of Pontotoc Creek

b)

Treaty of Payne's Landing

c)

Treaty of Doak's Stand

d)

Treaty of New Echota

e)

Treaty of Indian Springs

21.

The Seminole Removal Treaty

a)

Treaty of Pontotoc Creek

b)

Treaty of Payne's Landing

c)

Treaty of Doak's Stand

d)

Treaty of New Echota

e)

Treaty of Indian Springs

22.

The Chickasaw Removal Treaty

a)

Treaty of Pontotoc Creek

b)

Treaty of Payne's Landing

c)

Treaty of Doak's Stand

d)

Treaty of New Echota

e)

Treaty of Indian Springs

23.

The Supreme Court case where the court sided with the Cherokee tribe

a)

Worcester v Georgia

b)

Stokes Commission

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Cherokee Phoenix

24.

The Congressional bill to negotiate treaties with the Indians to relocate them wast of the Mississippi River.

a)

Worcester v Georgia

b)

Stokes Commission

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Cherokee Phoenix

25.

Set the boundaries for tribes and helped them to live harmoniously in the new Indian Territory.

a)

Worcester v Georgia

b)

Stokes Commission

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Cherokee Phoenix

26.

Which military fort was NOT a functioning fort inside Indian Territory?

a)

Fort Coffee

b)

Fort Gibson

c)

Fort Smith

d)

Fort Towson

27.

The famous artist who accompanied the troop of dragoons was

a)

Frederic Remington

b)

George Catlin

c)

Washington Irving

d)

Thomas Nuttall

28.

The Osage's Cutthroat Gap Massacre was an attack by

a)

Wichita against Kiowa

b)

Kiowa against Comanche

c)

Osage against Kiowa

d)

Kiowa against Osage

29.

Texas wanted to be annexed to the U.S. in 1836, but was delayed until 1845 because of

a)

Indian uprisings

b)

cattle drives

c)

Mexican soldiers

d)

slavery debate in Congress

30.

The police forces of the Choctaw and the Chickasaw were called the

a)

Dog Soldiers

b)

Light Horsemen

c)

Buffalo Soldiers

d)

Warriors

31.

The town where the Chickasaw tribe drew up its constitution, which became its capital, is

a)

Fort Coffee

b)

Muskogee

c)

Tishomingo

d)

Broken Arrow

32.

The president of the Eastern Cherokee tribe was

a)

John Ross

b)

Stand Watie

c)

John Jolly

d)

Elias Boudinot

33.

The capital of the Cherokee nation, which was selected in 1840, is located at

a)

Fort Gibson

b)

Muskogee

c)

Tishomingo

d)

Tahlequah

34.

The Cherokee published the first newspaper in Indian Territory. It was called the

a)

Cherokee Advocate

b)

Cherokee Alphabet

c)

Talking Leaves Advocate

d)

Cherokee Daily News

35.

The Seminole were forced to locate in an area already occupied by the

a)

Cherokee

b)

Choctaw

c)

Creek

d)

Chickasaw

36.

Which tribe owned slaves?

a)

Choctaw

b)

Seminole

c)

Creek

d)

all of the above

37.

Which was NOT a chief of the Seminole tribe?

a)

Billy Bowlegs

b)

John Jumper

c)

Mikanopy

d)

Stand Watie

38.

Which tribe most stressed the importance of an education?

a)

Catawba

b)

Seminole

c)

Cherokee

d)

Quapaw

39.

Which statement about the American bison is NOT true?

a)

It is the largest land mammal in North America.

b)

Until the 1900's its numbers continued to increase.

c)

Today there are approximately one-quarter million buffalo across the country.

d)

It created wallows that can still be found in Oklahoma hundreds of years later.

40.

Which place is the Choctaw tribe capital?

a)

Tishomingo

b)

Council Hill/Muskogee/Okmulgee

c)

Tecumseh/Wewoka

d)

Tuskahoma/Nanih Waiya/Doaksville/Fort Towson

e)

Tahlequah

41.

Which place is the Creek tribe capital?

a)

Tishomingo

b)

Council Hill/Muskogee/Okmulgee

c)

Tecumseh/Wewoka

d)

Tuskahoma/Nanih Waiya/Doaksville/Fort Towson

e)

Tahlequah

42.

Which place is the Cherokee tribe capital?

a)

Tishomingo

b)

Council Hill/Muskogee/Okmulgee

c)

Tecumseh/Wewoka

d)

Tuskahoma/Nanih Waiya/Doaksville/Fort Towson

e)

Tahlequah

43.

Which place is the Chickasaw tribe capital?

a)

Tishomingo

b)

Council Hill/Muskogee/Okmulgee

c)

Tecumseh/Wewoka

d)

Tuskahoma/Nanih Waiya/Doaksville/Fort Towson

e)

Tahlequah

44.

Which place is the Seminole tribe capital?

a)

Tishomingo

b)

Council Hill/Muskogee/Okmulgee

c)

Tecumseh/Wewoka

d)

Tuskahoma/Nanih Waiya/Doaksville/Fort Towson

e)

Tahlequah

45.

Those who leave one country to settle in another are called

a)

emigrants

b)

immigrants

46.

The ability to read and write.

a)

accountine

b)

literacy

c)

prophecy

d)

literally

47.

What you have to do to make a detailed map of an area.

a)

cartography

b)

survey

c)

measure

d)

document

48.

Money paid annually or at some other regular interval

a)

annuity

b)

salary

c)

interest

d)

stock payment

49.

The Creek work for leader is...

a)

cefo

b)

princeps

c)

micco

d)

umholi

50.

What is another term for the word alphabet

a)

syllable

b)

syllabary

c)

cymbol

d)

cymatic