Oklahoma History Test 1

Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Muskogee (Creek), and Siminole

The five civilized tribes of Oklahoma are?

Allen Wright

The name “Oklahoma” (Choctaw for Home of the Red Man) was first used during the 1866 Treaty negotiations by?

14

How many government flags have flown over Oklahoma soil?

Wichitas

What tribe dominated central Oklahoma during the 16th century?

Vikings

Some allege the first Europeans to visit Oklahoma occurred in 1012. They were?

Coronado

The first documented Europeans entered the Oklahoma Panhandle in 1541. Their leader was the Spaniard what?

France

Jean-Baptiste Bernard Sieur de La Harpe and his group explored southeast Oklahoma in 1719. What county’s flag did they carry?

All Red River is in Oklahoma and Oklahoma owned

According to the legal description of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, where is the boundary of the Red River?

Hunting

Gold, gold, glory

Fur trading

Scientific research

What was the key motivation of each of the following for exploring Oklahoma?

Indians

Spanish

French

Americans

The Cherokee from the Osages

The US Army established Fort Gibson in 1824 to protect?

Lost their land (chose the wrong side)

What was the punishment for the five civilized tribes supporting the British and the CSA (rebels)?

Whether they were like the white men or not (clothes, dress, church, etc)

What factors made a tribe “civilized “ and not uncivilized?

President Harrison gave order to open the Land Run

Why is the land run of 1889 called “Harrison’s Horse Race”?

Edmond

The first public school in the unassigned lands after April 22, 1889 was in?

9

How many territorial governors did Oklahoma have?

Guthrie

The successful Oklahoma constitutional convention was held in?

Broke up tribes and detribalized

Why was the Dawes Act considered anti-Indian?

To mark hunting grounds

Why did Comanches bend trees and Choctaws notch them?

• driven by a religious impulse as well as a desire for economic advancement

• he worked as a preacher, educator, farmer, entrepreneur, postmaster, and politician

• African American evangelist

Who was Samuel Robert Cassius and what was his goal?

• We learn from failure

• they laid the groundwork for Oklahoma's statehood and constitution

• formed the majority of the later Oklahoma Constitution

Why was the failed Muskogee Convention and State of Sequoyah proposal important?

Andrew Jackson

What president of the United States ordered the enforcement of the Indian removal act of 1830?

Will Rogers and Sequah

The two famous Oklahomans in the US Capital’s Sanctuary Hall are?

Choctaw

Robert Jones owned the most slaves in Oklahoma (500). He was a member of what tribe?

Honey Spring

The biggest military encounter (July 17, 1863) in Oklahoma during the Civil War was the battle of?

Stand Watie

Who was the last confederate general to formally surrender at the end of the Civil War?

Transportation, brought in undesirable people, lots of sooners came in

Why was the post Civil War building of railroads across Oklahoma considered a mixed blessing?

Fort Smith area (Eastern Oklahoma)

Where was Robbers Roost?

• African American marshal

• Arkansas native Bass Reeves was one of the first Black lawmen west of the Mississippi River. As one of the most respected lawmen working in Indian Territory, he achieved legendary status for the number of criminals he captured

Bass Reeves is a notable because?

Cheyenne

What tribe was massacred in western Oklahoma in 1869 by Custer and his troops?

Quakers because they seem to get along with everyone

President US Grant’s Indian agent policy preferred which religious group?

Longest opening government boarding school, been open around 150 years

The Riverside Indian boarding school in Oklahoma is famous for what reason?

Anadarko

The national Indian Hall of Fame is located in what Oklahoma town?

Coal

Long before we became an oil state, what mineral was the major extraction?

What is ironic about David Payne being a sooner?

Payne County is in OSU County (supposed to be a joke)