Chapter 12 - Q&A Flashcards
A Cherokee who encouraged abandoning old tribal customs on property ownership was
Elias Boudinot
The founder of the Colonization Association was
David L. Payne
Members of the Colonization Association were called
Boomers
Membership fees to belong to the association were
$2
When the founder of the associations died he was succeeded by
William L. Couch
The most effective argument used by the association in its fight to open the unoccupied lans was the charge of
Discrimination
The congressional act that resulted in groups increasing their lobbying efforts to get the lands opened was the
Indian Appropriations Act
The tribal leaders who first offered to sell unoccupied lands were
Creeks
Each homestead claimed in the unassigned lands contained
160 acres
The President who announced that the lands would be opened for settlement was
Grover Cleveland
People who slipped into the lands early to stake a claim on the best plots of land were called
Sooners
When the race for land was over the number of Boomers who established land claims we
Less than 1000
The estimated number of partipants in the race has been set somewhere around
14000
Townsites were restricted to
320 acres
The run of ‘89 is often called
Harrison’s Hoss race
Not all Indians in the territory opposed allotment by severally and white settlement
True
A. Founder of the boomer movement was arrested and fined when he led people into the Unassigned lands before the lands were opened for settlement
True
The full-blood factions of the tribes favored selling the unoccupied lands
False
The colonization association tried more than once to settle the unassigned lands before the lands were legally opened d
True
One group of association members was forced out of the territory when they were fired upon by cannons
False
The cattle men favored opening the lands for settlement
False
Railroads and mining companies lobbied to get the lands opened
True
Many people who slipped into the area earlyataked several claims illegally and sold all but one to others
True
William L. couch died as a result of a gunshot wound in a fight over a claim
True
