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This region was not affected by the Dust Bowl; Texas, Colorado, or Arkansas.
What is Arkansas?
On this date one of the largest tornadoes in the history of the United States occurred.
What is May 3rd, 1999?
The two territories that were combined to create the state of Oklahoma were Indian Territory and this territory.
Most early settlers’ homes were made out of this material because of a lack of local wood.
What is sod?
The forced relocation during the 1830’s of Eastern Woodlands Indians of the Southeast region of the United States to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River is known by this name.
What is the Trail of Tears?
The Dust Bowl affected this decade.
What was the 1930's?
Greenwood, also known by this name, was the wealthiest African American community in America in 1921.
What is Black Wall Street?
Much of the work done at this convention served as a good foundation for the Oklahoma state constitution.
What was the Sequoyah Convention?
Because of a lack of wood early settlers made fires with this, which there seemed to be an inexhaustible supply of.
What is buffalo manure?
The Cherokee Nation is originally from this state.
What is Georgia?
Massive dust storms, also known as this, which swept across the plains that could reach more than 10,000 feet in height and produce winds from 50 to 80 miles an hour.
What were Black Blizzards?
More than 300 people were killed, more than 8oo injured and 35 city blocks were destroyed in this 1921 riot.
What was the Tulsa Race Massacre?
Oklahoma became the 46th state in this year.
David Payne first tried to settle the Unassigned Lands in this year; 1870, 1880, or 1890.
What is 1880?
This tribe’s removal was less difficult than the other tribes because it was largely voluntary, they were traveling along established routes that had already been used by the early tribes and they moved to a region that had already been settled by another tribe.
Who was the Chickashaw?
The worst of the dust storms occurred on April 14, 1935, which became known as this, blew away an estimated 300 million tons of topsoil in just a few days and the sky became so filled with dirt that the sun could not be seen.
What was Black Sunday?
On April 19th, 1995, this building was bombed killing 168 people, and wounding more than 500.
What was the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building?
This political party had more delegates at the state convention, 100, than the minority party of only 12 delegates.
What was the Democratic Party?
According to the Homestead Act, originally passed in 1862, anyone who was at least this age and head of a household could claim 160 acres of public land.
What is 21 years old?
The Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole tribes together were known as this.
What are the Civilized Tribes?
Dust from the massive dust storms were found as far as this location; Atlantic Ocean, England or Russia.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
One of these men was not involved in the Oklahoma City bombing: Tim McVeigh, Terry Nichols or Jack Walton.
Who was Jack Walton?
The Oklahoma Constitution is ten times longer than this Constitution.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
Early settlers participating in a land run who managed to sneak by guards and claim land early were known by this name.
What are Sooners?
This tribe made it a capital offense to sign a treaty which gave away the tribe’s lands to the United States.