AMERICAN HISTORY II Flashcards
Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 (L)
“On April 22, 1889, settlers flooded into the region of central Oklahoma known as the Unassigned Lands. President Benjamin Harrison signed a proclamation on March 23, 1889, opening the land and people came from across the country to claim it. According to the Homestead Act of 1862, if a settler could stay on the land he claimed for five years and improve it, it would be his free and clear. Some people were very excited about the 1889 Land Run and were ready to try to make a new life in Oklahoma Territory. There were people, however, who did not want new settlers to come into the territory.”
http://www.okhistory.org/kids/lrexhibit
1890 Census
On June 2nd, 1890 the 11th recorded census concluded that the American Frontier’s disappearance was due to the distribution of population. (pg. 527)
Frederick Jackson Turner (L)
Turner is best known for his essay on “The Significance of the Frontier in American History.” (pg. 596)
Frontier Thesis (L)
Turner wrote essays on theories of geographical sectionalism
Prominent Point Utah
on May 10th, 1869 two railroads, The Central Pacific (started in California) and the Union Pacific (Started from the Missouri River) joined at this location. (Pg. 527)
