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Changes in Indian Territory (Unit 2/Ch.12)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When the founder of the Boomers died, he was succeeded by ______?
a)
David L. Payne
b)
T.C. Sears
c)
J.J. Copinger
d)
William L. Couch
2.
The president who announced that the lands would be opened for settlement was ______?
a)
Cleavland
b)
Harrison
c)
Johnson
d)
Theodore
3.
Each homestead claimed in the Unassigned Lands contained
a)
60 acres
b)
80 acres 
c)
120 acres
d)
160 acres
4.
The land run is also often called ______.
a)

Harrison's horse(hoss) race

b)

Teddy's Horse(hoss) Race

c)

Cleavland's Horse(Hoss) race

5.
The founder of the Colonization Association was _______?
a)
T.C. Sears
b)
David L. Payne
c)
J.J. Copinger
d)
William L. Couch
6.
The number of boomers who actually settled in Oklahoma was ______?
a)

less than 500

b)

about 1,000

c)

more than 10,000

d)

more than 5,000

7.
Number of participants in the land race was _____?
a)
14,000
b)
25,000
c)
50,000
d)
75,000
8.
Town sites were restricted to ______.
a)
160 acres
b)
200 acres
c)
320 acres
d)
500 acres
9.
A Cherokee who encouraged abandoning old tribal customs on property ownership was _____?
a)
Jackson McCurtain
b)
Elias C. Boudinot
c)
Stand Watie
d)
John Ross
10.
The congressional act that resulted in groups increasing their lobbying efforts to get the lands opened was the ______ Act?
a)
Homestead
b)
land rights
c)
Daws
d)
Indian Appropriations 
11.

What was the territory claimed by the Government that was not used for Native American relocation?

a)

Unassigned Lands

b)

No Man's Land

c)

Indian Territory

d)

Twin Territories

12.

How many years in a row did people have to make improvements to their property to own it?

a)

Two Years

b)

One Year

c)

Five Years

d)

Ten Years

13.

Who was the group of people that attempted to settle on lands the government deemed non-public land.

a)

Sooners

b)

Boomers

c)

Crooners

d)

Spinners

14.

From which state did the Boomers launch all of their invasions?

a)

Nebraska

b)

Texas

c)

Missouri

d)

Kansas

15.

Harrison's Horse Race refers to what?

a)

The 1889 Oklahoma Land Run

b)

The 1889 Oklahoma Land Lottery

c)

The 1910 Kentucky Derby

d)

The 1865 Race across America

16.

What date was "Harrison's Horse Race"?

a)

November 11, 1890

b)

April 1, 1886

c)

April 22, 1889

d)

October 15, 1897

17.

Why was Texas full of cattle in 1867?

a)

The Spanish exported cattle to the Texans

b)

The railroad connected Texans to cattle supply

c)

During the Civil War, Texans left cattle herds unmanaged

d)

After the Civil War, Texans bought cattle to take up cattle ranching

18.

The Chisholm Trail connected Texas _______________ to the rest of the nation.

a)

historically

b)

economically

c)

industrially

d)

agriculturally

19.

This railhead in Indian Territory brought new ecnomic advantages for cattle drovers

a)

Oklahoma City

b)

Tulsa

c)

Edmond

d)

Purcell

20.

Which of the following was NOT a reason the Chisholm trail died out after about 1885?

a)

more economic opportunity in Chicago for selling cattle

b)

too many cattle to sell at market

c)

private property ownership

d)

Quarantine exhaustion and Texas Disease