Land & Settlement
The first area of Oklahoma Territory opened for settlement was the
Unassigned Lands
The 1898 document that abolished tribal governments was the
Curtis Act
The movement to expand government powers to control large industry was
Progressivism
In Indian Territory, land was initially owned by
the entire tribe (communally)
At the turn of the century, Oklahoma and Indian Territories were called the __________________.
Twin Territories
People who clamored loudly and continuously to open up non-Indian settlement were called
Boomers
The act that created a simple structure of government for Oklahoma Territory in 1890 was the
Oklahoma Organic Act
Political power in Oklahoma Territory was most often held by
newly arrived white settlers
Individuals who devised schemes to take away Indian allotments were called
Grafters
One-fourth of a square mile, or 160 acres, is
quarter section
On April 22, students reenact the ____________ that opened the Unassigned Lands.
land run
Congress approved the __________ so OK and Indian Territory could enter as a single state.
Oklahoma Enabling Act
Leaders in Indian Territory called for forming a state named
Sequoyah
Grafters took control of orphaned Indian children's land by
becoming their guardians.
Western part of the state where Republicans were mostly elected and Guthrie is located:
Oklahoma Territory
"According to the United States census, the majority of the population in Indian Territory in 1907 consisted of this group."
Who are whites?
The ___________ specifically exempted the Five Tribes from the forced breakup of tribal lands.
Dawes Act
Under progressive procedures, an initiative or petition is followed by a
referendum
Grafters used _____________ to gain title to land after an individual Native American died.
death claims
Eastern part of the state, contained mostly Democrats, governed by four constitutions:
Indian Territory
A drawing of names from huge barrels as a method of land allotment is called a .
Lottery
The 1889 amendment paid the _______________ to give up land claims.
Creeks and Seminoles
Republicans lost black voters' support by including _______________in their platform.
segregation/Jim Crow laws
Land allotments by the Dawes Act did not give land to_______
new settlers (non indians)
Fraction of a person's ancestry that is Native American is called
Blood quantum