Oklahoma Facts
1500s - 700s
Early 1800s
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Late 1800s
Cattle Country
Early statehood
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Oklahoma's state capital is
A. Mustang
B. Norman
C. Tulsa
D. Oklahoma City
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The Plains Indians were nomads that followed the
A. stars
B. weather
C. buffalo
D. deer
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This was the land purchased by the U.S. in 1803 containing Oklahoma.
A. Louisiana
B. Oklahoma
C. No Man's Land
D. Spain
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Cherokee leaders Major Ridge, John Ridge, & Elias Boudinot were all three
A. kidnapped
B. forced to join the Confederacy
C. murdered
D. given appointed positions by the President
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What is this type of home called?
A. Wigwam C. Tent
B. Teepee D. grass hut
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All members of Indian tribes were allotted _____________ acres of land by the government.
A. 80
B. 160
C. 240
D. 320
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How many cattle trails crossed Oklahoma?
A. none
B. 2
C. 5
D. 10
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In 1910, the state capital was moved from Guthrie to
A. Tulsa
B. Oklahoma City
C. Norman
D. Stillwater
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The state nickname of Oklahoma is the
A. Sooner State
B. Cowboy State
C. Plains State
D. Okie State
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Recorded history in Oklahoma began in the
A. 1400s
B. 1500s
C. 1600s
D. 1700s
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Early-day name for the panhandle of Oklahoma.
A. No Man's Land
B. Indian Territory
C. Texlahoma
D. Kansas
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This tribe became the richest tribe in the U.S.
A. Cherokee
B. Osage
C. Kiowa
D. Sac and Fox
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This animal was used by the Plains Indians for numerous purposes.
A. Deer C. Buffalo
B. Elk D. Horses
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Oklahoma's first state capital was located in the town of
A. Oklahoma City
B. Norman
C. Tulsa
D. Guthrie
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What major transportation innovation helped to change Oklahoma?
A. railroads
B. covered wagons
C. automobiles
D. cargo planes
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Farmers suffered heavy wind/water erosion combined with high winds called the
A. Great Depression
B. New Deal
C. Dust Bowl
D. diversification of crops
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The 5 points on the star of the state seal are symbols of the
A. 5 pillars of justice
B. 5 territorial governors
C. 5 civilized tribes
D. 5 Heisman trophy winners from OU
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The French came to Oklahoma in search of
A. furs
B. religion
C. gold
D. timber
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The Louisiana Purchase was made in this year.
A. 1703
B. 1776
C. 1803
D. 1907
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All 5 tribes signed treaties of alliance with the Confederacy except the
A. Seminole
B. Osage
C. Creek
D. Cherokee
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The state bird of Oklahoma
A. Bald Eagle C. Roadrunner
B. Mockingbird D. Scissor-tailed flycatcher
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Deceivers (cheaters) who preceded the official opening of the land runs in Oklahoma were known as
A. Eighty-niners
B. sooners
C. carpet-baggers
D. homesteaders
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The slaughter of buffalo herds after the Civil War was in part to demand for
A. buffalo meat
B. buffalo hides
C. buffalo horns
D. buffalo milk
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The state official responsible for the enforcement of state laws and state government is the
A. governor
B. lieutenant governor
C. sheriff
D. senator
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These are the 2 great river systems that drain Oklahoma
A. Red River ; Canadian River
B. Arkansas River ; Canadian River
C. Canadian River ; Cimarron River
D. Red River ; Arkansas River
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The Spanish came to Oklahoma looking for
A. furs
B. religion
C. gold
D. timber
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The forced removal of the Cherokees became known as the
A. New World
B. Indian Migration
C. Trail of Joy
D. Trail of Tears
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The last Southern general to surrender was
A. Stonewall Jackson
B. Robert E. Lee
C. Ulysses S. Grant
D. Stand Waite
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This is the tribal seal for what tribe?
A. Choctaw C. Creek
B. Chickasaw D. Cherokee
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People who participated in the land run of 1889 were known as
A. Eighty-niners
B. sooners
C. carpet-baggers
D. homesteaders
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The cattle era in Oklahoma lasted from
A. 1500-1700
B. 1801-1864
C. 1865-1889
D. 1907-1929
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Oklahoma's first governor was
A. Mary Fallin
B. Mrs Leo Bennett
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Charles Haskell
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These are the 6 border states of Oklahoma.
A. Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas
B. Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas
C. Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado
D. Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico
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In February 1540, he led a Spanish expedition into Oklahoma.
A. La Salle
B. Juan Onate
C. Odysseus
D. Coronado
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The Removal of the the 5 Civilized Tribes to Oklahoma took place in this decade
A. 1820s
B. 1830s
C. 1840s
D. 1850s
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What were the 3 major reasons for the Civil War?
A. taxing of cotton, mistreatment of Indians, and Jim Crow laws
B. mistreatment of Indians, Jim Crow laws, and slavery
C. taxing of cotton, slavery, and states' rights
D. slavery, states' rights, and Jim Crow laws
500
This is the tribal seal for what tribe?
A. Choctaw C. Creek
B. Chickasaw D. Cherokee
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The first and most famous land opening was that of the ___________________________ in central Oklahoma.
A. panhandle
B. Big Pasture
C. Cherokee Nation
D. unassigned lands
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This was a technique used by cattlemen to show ownership of individual cattle.
A. collars on their cattle
B. putting up barbed wire fences
C. naming their cattle
D. branding their cattle
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Oklahoma became a state on
A. November 16, 1907
B. December 25, 1907
C. April 6, 1917
D. October 29, 1929