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The Oklahoma Land Rush

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Oklahoma Land Rush?

a)

1900

b)

1872

c)

1889

d)

1895

2.

About how many people participated in the land rush?

a)

1,000 people

b)

500,000 people

c)

100,000 people

d)

50,000 people

3.

How many of these tribes once lived in the land?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Lakota

c)

Seminole

d)

Cheyenne

4.

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

a)

Gold

b)

Land ownership opportunities

c)

Adventure

5.

What are "Sooners?"

a)

People who didn't participate in the land rush

b)

People who came to the race before the legal entry time

c)

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

d)

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

6.

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

a)

James Monroe

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Harrison

7.

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

a)

Cars

b)

Horses

c)

Foot

d)

Bicycles

8.

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

a)

unassigned lands

b)

assigned territory

c)

free land

d)

unassigned territory

9.

Did Westward Expansion have an effect on Oklahoma City?

a)

No

b)

Yes

10.

How much land had been available for the land rush?

a)

10,000 acres

b)

5,000 acres

c)

2 million acres

d)

5 million acres