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WorksheetsStatehood Movement
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Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins
What event significantly propelled the movement for Oklahoma statehood?
The Land Run of 1889
The Organic Act of 1890
The Sequoyah Convention
The Oklahoma Enabling Act of 1906
What did the Organic Act of 1890 establish?
The Oklahoma Enabling Act
The boundaries of Indian Territory only
A territorial government for Oklahoma Territory
A state government for Oklahoma
Which plan involved the joining of Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory into one state?
Single statehood
Double statehood
Piecemeal absorption
No statehood
Who was elected as the chair of the Single Statehood Executive Committee in 1903?
David A. Harvey
Charles G. Jones
Sidney Clarke
Dennis T. Flynn
What was the main opposition argument against the admission of O.T. as a state by eastern representatives in Congress?
It would increase the number of western states
There would be no tax base for five years
It would lead to a strong Republican following
The land area was too small
What did American Indians generally oppose in terms of federal organization?
Communal land ownership
Tribal governments
Territory or state organization
The Dawes Commission
What was the purpose of the Sequoyah Convention?
To write a constitution for Oklahoma
To oppose the Oklahoma Enabling Act
To advocate for double statehood
To write a constitution for Indian Territory
Who signed the Oklahoma Enabling Act into law?
President Theodore Roosevelt
Delegate Dennis T. Flynn
President William McKinley
Senator Robert W. Johnson
What was the ratio of whites to American Indians in Indian Territory by 1900?
3 to 1 in 1890
4 to 1 in 1900
6 to 1 in 1900
2 to 1 in 1890
Which act called for the abolishment of tribal governments on March 4, 1906?
The Curtis Act
The Dawes Act
The Oklahoma Enabling Act
The Organic Act
