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1
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What states border Oklahoma?

A

Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Colorado, New mexico.

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2
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What is the surface area of oklahoma?

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69,899 mi squared

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3
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Where was the first major oil discovery?

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Bartlesville

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4
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How many counties are in Oklahoma?

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77

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5
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What are the main fossil fuels of Oklahoma?

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Natural gas, oil, and coal.

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6
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List some of the prehistoric cultures.

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Woodland culture, Plains village farmers, mound builders, early plains Indians, paleo Indians, Clovis people, Folsom people, Archaic culture, and Foragers.

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7
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What is the Bering Strait?

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An area of land believed to have joined Asia and North America.

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Which prehistoric culture replaced foraging with farming?

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Plains village Indians

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9
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What value did the totem pole have?

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It was an animal or bird who’s spirit guided them.

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10
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Who did the U.S purchase the Louisiana Territory from?

A

France

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11
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What was the reason for most deaths of most Native Americans?

A

Diseases.

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12
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What was the Northwest Passage?

A

The sea passage between the Atlantic and Arctic ocean.

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13
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Explain the Indian removal act

A

An exchange of lands with the Native Americans.

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14
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What president was responsible for the Indian removal act?

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Andrew Jackson

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List the 5 Indian tribes.

A

Choctaw, Cherokee, Chickasaw, creek, Simole.

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16
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What year did Oklahoma become part of the Louisiana territory?

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1803

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17
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What was the northwest ordinance?

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Chartered a government for northwest territory.

18
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What was the trial of tears?

A

When the Indians had to give up their lands and so they had to migrate to Oklahoma and the trial they migrated on was the trial of tears.

19
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What was the Missouri Compromise?

A

It balanced the desired of Northern states to prevent slavery and southern states for slavery.

20
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What parallel was the Missouri compromise?

A

the 36th

21
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What was the impact of the civil war on Indian territory?

A

slavery ended.

22
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Where was no mans land located.

A

In the panhandle of Oklahoma.

23
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What was the largest civil war battle in Oklahoma

A

the battle of honey springs.

24
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What was the homestead act of 1862

A

It provided 160 acres of land to people who agreed to farm the land

25
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What was the pacific railway act

A

Made a railway from the Missouri river to the pacific ocean.

26
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Where was the first cattle drive through Oklahoma.

A

From Texas to Kansas.

27
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Who began the Oklahoma mining company

A

James J McAlester

28
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What was the organic act of 1890

A

created separate Oklahoma and Indian territory.

29
Q

Define prohibition

A

The ban of alcoholic beverages that lasted from 1920-1933

30
Q

Define suffrage

A

the right to vote

31
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What were the Jim crow laws.

A

Any state or law that enforced legal racial segregation.

32
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who was the president at the time of statehood for Oklahoma.

A

Theodore Roosevelt.

33
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When did Theodore Roosevelt sign the Statehood Proclamation?

A

November 16th 1907

34
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Who was the first governor of the STATE of Oklahoma?

A

George Washington

35
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Oklahoma joined the U.S as what number state?

A

46th

36
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Who were the code talkers?

A

American Indians who used their tribal language to communicate on the battlefield.

37
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What events triggered the Tulsa race riot?

A

An argument on an elevator with a white and black person

38
Q

The term “Civil Rights Movement” can be applied to what groups of people.

A

African Americans

39
Q

Define embargo

A

an official ban of trade

40
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What events caused WW11

A

Germany invaded Poland

41
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Who was the first female governor of Oklahoma?

A

Mary fallen

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