State Symbols, Maps and Geography
What is the name of our state tree?
Red bud
Spiro Mounds were used for these three things:
Temples, homes, burial grounds
La Salle claimed the Louisiana territory and named it after their French king Louis XIV in 1682 and this territory covered the land all around the watershed of which major river?
Mississippi
What was the name given to the route tribes took when they were forced to the land set aside for them (now known as Oklahoma)?
Trail of Tears
Which side of the civil war won the battle at Honey Springs in Indian Territory?
Union
What is the name of our state flower?
Indian blanket
What was used to build the mounds and how?
Dirt that was moved by hand
Name of the main Spanish explorer that went looking for the city of Gold Quivira?
Coronado
What was the meaning of the term “civilized” in the label “Five Civilized Tribes?”
Civilized meant they made the tribes change in many ways to look and act more like European culture.
The name of one of the largest cattle trails that ran through the center of Indian territory?
Chisholm trail
What is the name of the interstate that runs east and west across Oklahoma?
I-40
Which tribe lived in present day southeast Oklahoma and was a part of the Mississippian Culture?
Caddo Tribe
Two main Reasons of the Spanish for exploring the New unknown territory?
Gold and God
In what ways did the Europeans civilize the tribes?
Home building, church attendance, farming practices, school attendance, gender roles, manners & dress
What was issued by President Lincoln during the civil war in 1863 that freed the slaves In the confederate states?
Emancipation Proclamation
What geographic region/topography is located in the panhandle of Oklahoma?
High plains
What was Manifest Destiny?
The belief that western Europeans were destined to expand and settle throughout North America, bringing their culture and belief to pre-established peoples and cultures.
What tribe was known as Oklahoma‘s first people?
Wichitas
Which President was at the helm of the Indian Removal Act (1830)?
Andrew Jackson
What year was the MKT railroad allowed to finally drive a spike into the ground and begin running through the Indian territory that would become Oklahoma?
1870
Name 5 of the counties surrounding Oklahoma county that we memorized, there are 9 but only need 5?
Logan, Payne, Lincoln, Pottawatomie, McClain, Cleveland, Kingfisher, Canadian, and Grady
What was the name of the single burial mound in Spiro?
Craig Mound
What year did America finally buy the Land known as the Louisiana purchase from France?
1803
Which tribe resisted relocation the most?
Which tribe relocated most peacefully?
Seminole & Chickasaw
Which amendment abolished slavery forever in the United States after the civil war ended?
13th amendment