Chapter 1
Oklahoma is geographically divided into two area by this natural barrier of very dense scrub timber and and thickets.
Cross Timbers
The discovery of runestones near Heavner points to what people being the first to travel through Oklahoma?
Vikings
Louisiana was named after what king of France?
Louis
On December, 1803, who became the governor of Louisiana?
William Claiborne
Where was Coronado the governor of?
New Galicia (province in New Spain)
This is the oldest find in the state of Oklahoma.
Domebo kill site
The Spaniards brought over many first time animals over, such as.
Horses, chickens, pigs, goats, and sheep
Who was the Chief Minister of France?
Talleyrand
In March, 1804, Congress passed an act which created two territories in the West. What were they called?
Territory of New Orleans and District of Louisiana
What state in the now United States did Coronado start his expedition?
New Mexico
What people made the atlatl (spear thrower)?
Clovis
What U.S. state was Hernando de Soto sent over to conquer?
Florida
What is the policy of extending a country's power and influence through military force?
Imperialism
Who were the first of the traders to come into Oklahoma?
Chouteau family
What Pawnee Native American did Coronado capture during his expedition?
El Turco
What were the 3 main crops that the western Native Americans planted? Also called the American Vegetable Triad.
Corn, beans, and squash
Who led the last major Spanish expedition in Oklahoma in 1601?
Don Juan de Onate
What was the first expedition sent out by President Jefferson?
Lewis and Clark
What did the Adams-Onis Treaty establish?
Agreement between Spain and the U.S., set the following as the absolute boundary between American and Spanish holdings in the West
What physical landmark in Arizona did Coronado discover?
Grand Canyon
What would the western Native Americans from Montana in exchange for their stone knives and points?
Obsidian
What foreign group came over not to steal the Native American riches but to trade for fur in particular?
French
What was the second expedition commissioned by President Jefferson, which was also the first official expedition into Oklahoma?
Wilkinson and Pike
What was the significance of Hugh Glenn opening up trade with Santa Fe?
There were no manufacturing centers in northern Mexico
What was Coronado's goal during his expedition?
What was a difference between eastern and western Oklahoma as far as their climate?
Western part of the state received very little precipitation, rivers and streams were dried up, and vegetation was scarce
Eastern part had a lot of rainfall, plenty of vegetation and lumber, most of the people lived by the rivers or streams
Europeans taught Native Americans how to heat metal and hammer it into a particular shape, which is called?
Metallurgy
Major Stephen Long's first expedition was to establish a fort in the Far West at what site?
Belle Point
What was the name of the salt mining business, that was established in the spring of 1820 on the Illinois River?
Bean's Salt Works
What village near Wichita, Kansas supposedly had golden plates and silver bowls, but just had agricultural fields and grass plains?
Quivira
What two tribes were the Caddoan people compared to?
Mayans and Aztecs
What is the significance of Bernard de la Harpe's expedition?
First recorded French explorer to step foot in Oklahoma
What treaty did Napoleon Bonaparte and the king of Spain sign, which returned Louisiana back to France?
Treaty of San Ildefonso
What was the first fort established in 1817?
Fort Smith
Coronado carved a Castillian-style inscription "Coronatto, 1541" on what structure near Boise City?
Autograph Rock