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WorksheetsWk 11Oklahoma Studies Weekly Early Exploration in Oklahoma
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
About how many different American Indian tribes did George Catlin paint or sketch?
30
40
50
60
Over 500 of George Catlin's paintings are located in a museum in ________________
New York City
Washington DC
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
George Catlin painted Comanche people in Oklahoma playing _______________
stickball
with their children
football
games on the plains
What was Coronado trying to find?
a good place to live
gold
food and water
buffalo
Coronado traveled through _______________ during his explorations.
America
Mexico
hills and grasslands
the Oklahoma panhandle
When Coronado's men hunted buffalo, they _______________
got lost
met American Indians
found millions of them
traveled throughout Oklahoma
What motivated George Catlin to become an artist?
He was looking for religious freedom.
He was looking for new hobbies.
He was fascinated by American Indian culture,
He was looking for a different job.
In what city are many of George Catlin's paintings found?
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Norman
Edmond
George Catlin came to Oklahoma to _______________
farm on the Great Plains
observe life in 19th-Century cities
get away from the Civil War
paint the people and the land
Washington Irving wrote
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
the Bible
a journal
a story about Oklahoma
When Washington Irving came to Oklahoma, he _______________
was surprised by the scenery
was happy to be there
hunted buffalo
painted pictures of American Indians
Washington Irving saw American Indians as _______________
a natural resource
very interesting
very hard workers
serious people
During which decade did George Catlin make most of his paintings of American Indians in Oklahoma?
1820s
1830s
1840s
1850s
Which of the following is NOT a feature of a primary source?
It is a report about an event from someone who was not there.
It is an original record.
It is made by someone who participated in an event firsthand or observed it.
It is made at the time of a historical event.
Which of the following is a primary source?
Washington Irving's A Tour of the Prairies
a book report that you write about A Tour of the Prairies
a TV documentary (news show) about Washington Irving
a map that you make showing where Washington Irving traveled.
What was Washington Irving's description of what he saw in Oklahoma?
a high mountain
a beautiful lake
a smooth prairie
a flat grassland
Washington Irving also saw _______________
Rip Van Winkle
the Red River
a small herd of buffalo
Black Mesa
Charles Joseph LaTrobe described what he saw as _______________
a meadow of about four miles
a treeless desert
a very colorful place
a pasture of roaming buffalo
Which country did LaSalle explore for?
England
France
Spain
Italy
When LaSalle explored areas of the Western frontier, he was looking for a new route to _______________
Asia
South America
Africa
Australia
LaSalle and his men traveled
cross-country
to Canada
across the prairie
down the Mississippi River
How did de Castaneda describe the American Indians?
They live in tepees made from bison hide.
They are kind, friendly and loyal.
They use sign language with explorers.
They are a kind people and not cruel.
George Catlin thought that American Indian culture was _______________
fascinating
kind and peaceful
strange and new
worth learning about
George Catlin's paintings are primary sources because _______________
people loved them
he painted what he actually saw
they are in museums
he used bright colors
