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Okla History-1st Semester TEST

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the Indian Removal Act do?

a)

Pushes all Native Americans into Florida

b)

Allows Georgia to use Native Americans as slaves

c)

Enacts the policy of assimilation

d)

Moves Native Americans west of the Mississippi River into Oklahoma Territory

2.

1. The United States Army forced Native American tribes to move ______ of the ________River.

a)

North of the Broad River

b)

South of the Rio Grand River

c)

West of the Mississippi River

d)

East of the Mississippi River

3.

What did Native Americans die from on the trail?

a)

Cold and disease

b)

Heat and disease

c)

Cold and frost bite

d)

Heat and lack of water

4.
The Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw and Seminole Indians were knows as the
a)
Five Tribes
b)
Original settlers
c)
Indian Removal
d)
Trail of Tears
5.

What are the lands that the United States government set aside for the Native Americans called?

a)

Reserves

b)

Parks

c)

Reservations

6.
What year did the Indian Removal Act get signed into action?
a)
1830
b)
1805
c)
1862
d)
1900
7.
Why was it called the "Trail of Tears?"
a)
Harsh conditions
b)
There were many deaths
c)
People cried over the lost of their "homeland"
d)
All of the above
8.
Home to country music star Blake Shelton and an Important District Chief among the Chickasaws:
a)
Tulsa
b)
Tishomingo
c)
Turley
d)
Durant
9.
The current capital of the Cherokee nation is:
a)
Tulsa
b)
Durant
c)
Stilwell
d)
Tahlequah
10.
What is the capital of Oklahoma
a)
Tulsa
b)
Oklahoma City
c)
Guthrie
d)
Sapulpa
11.
Oklahoma state bird
a)
Eagle
b)
Scissor-tailed flycatcher
c)
Red-tailed hawk
d)
Dove
12.
Oklahoma state animal
a)
Bison
b)
Eagle
c)
Cow
d)
Cat
13.
Oklahoma state tree
a)
Maple
b)
Hickory
c)
Redbud
d)
Fern
14.
How many counties does Oklahoma have
a)
77
b)
70
c)
85
d)
80
15.
Nickname for the state of Oklahoma
a)
God's Country
b)
Sooner State
c)
Cowboy Land
d)
Flat Land
16.
Oklahoma is know for producing
a)
Oil
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Wheat
d)
All of the above
17.
Oklahoma became a state
a)
November 21, 1908
b)
November 15, 1921
c)
November 16, 1907
d)
November 1, 1907
18.
Oklahoma state beverage
a)
Milk
b)
Coffee
c)
Tea
d)
Dr. Pepper
19.

What are some of the things Oklahoma is known for

a)

Land, animals and food

b)

Oil,casinos and food

c)

Oil,rodeos and Native American festivals

20.

What is the river that separates Oklahoma from Texas

a)

Rio grande

b)

Colorado river

c)

Arkansas river

d)

Red River

21.

Oklahoma farmers raise cattle,wheat,peaches and peanuts

a)

False

b)

True

22.

An underground basin that holds water.

a)

geography

b)

elevation

c)

aquifer

d)

climate

23.

An isolated hill or mountain with steep sides.

a)

climate

b)

erosion

c)

butte

d)

fossil fuel

24.

A deep sunken area.

a)

basin

b)

aquifer

c)

butte

d)

elevation

25.

The average weather of an area over a long time.

a)

drought

b)

climate

c)

weather

d)

wildcatter

26.

A long period without rainfall.

a)

geography

b)

mesa

c)

drought

d)

butte

27.

An interacting system of living organisms and their nonliving environment.

a)

ecosystems

b)

topography

c)

tornado

d)

weather

28.

Height of a place above sea level.

a)

mesa

b)

longitude

c)

plateau

d)

elevation

29.

The wearing away of land.

a)

erosion

b)

tributary

c)

weather

d)

envronment

30.

Fuel formed in the ground from the remains of dead plants and animals.

a)

fossil fuel

b)

geography

c)

irrigation

d)

wildcatter

31.

The study of Earth's physical features and how people interact with them.

a)

geography

b)

natural resources

c)

tornado

d)

weather

32.

Supplying water to land by artificial means.

a)

irrigation

b)

mesa

c)

tornado

d)

weather

33.

The distance north or south of the equator.

a)

mesa

b)

latitude

c)

natural resources

d)

weather

34.

The distance east or west of the prime meridian.

a)

longitude

b)

mesa

c)

plateau

d)

topography

35.

A large flat-topped but steep-sided landform.

a)

weather

b)

aquifer

c)

mesa

d)

wildcatter

36.

A severe windstorm.

a)

tornado

b)

elevaton

c)

ecosystems

d)

drought

37.

Measure of the current conditions of the atmosphere.

a)

climate

b)

butte

c)

erosion

d)

weather

38.

An oil-industry risk taker.

a)

wildcatter

b)

tributary

c)

drought

d)

climate

39.
When did the Land Run take place?
a)
May 22, 1889
b)
April 22, 1989
c)
April 22, 1889
d)
May 22, 1989
40.
The name of the land opened for the land run was...
a)
The Unassigned Lands
b)
Indian Territory
c)
Oklahoma
d)
The Panhandle
41.
All these modes of transportation to enter the land run were used EXCEPT
a)
a truck
b)
horses
c)
train
d)
bicycles
42.
What signaled the start of the Land Run at 12 o'clock?
a)
a gunshot
b)
an airhorn
c)
the waving of a flag
d)
a cannon blast
43.
Which sate is touching Oklahoma? 
a)
Texas
b)
Ohio
c)
California
d)
West Verginia
44.
Which state is touching Oklahoma?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Calorado
c)
Michigan 
d)
New York
45.
Which state is touching Oklahoma?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Florida
c)
Hawaii 
d)
New Mexico
46.
How far is OSU from having a football dynasty?
a)
96 miles south bound on I-35, Norman!
b)
?
c)
They don't play football.
d)
OSU stands for Ohio State.
47.
How a many tribes were considered civilized in Oklahoma.
a)
3
b)
7
c)
5
d)
none
48.
What town is the county seat of Marshall County?
a)
Durant
b)
Kingston
c)
Madill
d)
Tishomingo
49.
What lake is larger Eufala or Texoma?
a)
They are the same size.
b)
Texoma
c)
Eufala
d)
Waurika
50.
How many states border Oklahoma?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
3
d)
6
51.
What is the largest city in Oklahoma?
a)
Tulsa 
b)
Guthrie
c)
Lawton
d)
Oklahoma City
52.
Where is the highest elevation in Oklahoma?
a)
Mount Scott 
b)
Poteau
c)
Black Mesa
d)
Three Sticks Oklahoma
53.
How many Native American languages are spoken in Oklahoma?
a)
5
b)
10
c)
15
d)
25
54.

Oklahoma is located in which region?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

55.

Which of the following best describes the relative location of Oklahoma?

a)

Southern Hemisphere

b)

north of Texas

c)

south of California

d)

Antarctica

56.

A hemisphere is half the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

What continent is Oklahoma located on?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

58.

Which is an example of precipitation?

a)

rain

b)

sleet

c)

snow

d)

All of the Above

59.

Which state is NOT in the Southwest Region of the United States?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Texas

c)

Florida

d)

New Mexico

60.

Which of these is NOT in Oklahoma?

a)

Ouachita Mountains

b)

Wichita Mountains

c)

Ozark Plateau

d)

Appalachian Mountains

e)

Black Mesa

61.

Why does Oklahoma have unpredictable weather?

a)

Because we have bad weather men

b)

We are closer to the Gulf of Mexico so we have more warm air

c)

We are close to Canada so we have more cold air

d)

We are in the middle of the US and cold and warm air collide over us

62.
 President Jackson sent soldiers to remove the ____ to the Indian Territory.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Souix
63.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Florida
b)
to Oklahoma
64.
This man was president from 1829-1837
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
65.
The United States government decided to move the Native Americans from their land to the
a)
West
b)
South
66.
Many Native Americans died on the way
a)
True
b)
False
67.

What was the trail called that the Native Americans were forced to walk?

a)

trail of tears

b)

the death walk

c)

The march of tears

d)

the trail of fear

68.

What was the act called that forced Native Americans to walk the trail of tears?

a)

The Indian removal act

b)

The Trail of tears act

c)

The Native American agreement

d)

The leave of absence act

69.

Who was the president that ordered the Indian removal act?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

James Madison

d)

George Washington

70.
The Trail of Tears went from Georgia and Florida to ____.
a)
Mississippi
b)
Mexico
c)
Present-day Oklahoma
d)
Present-day Texas
71.
Some Native Americans moved peacefully to the new land.
a)
True
b)
False
72.

To prepare the way for the entry of Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory into the Union as one state, Congress approved the

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Organic Act

c)

Union Act

d)

Enabling Act

73.

Oklahoma was the ___ state to join the Union

a)

46th

b)

48th

c)

37th

d)

39th

74.
Who is he?
a)
spongbobby
b)
spoonbob
c)
spongebob
d)
rectangle pants guy
75.
Who is this
a)
Bart's daddy
b)
Grumpy
c)
Conehead
d)
Yella Fella
76.

Which region on the map is shown in red?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains