Oklahoma History / EXAM / WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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Five Civilized Tribes - ANS -Cherokees, Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, ans Seminoles. How do they become known as the five civilized tribes? - ANS -They assimilated into the white American settler c ... ulture. What is the intent of the Indian Removal Act? - ANS -To remove Native Americans from their lands to new land designated by the U.S. government to make room for white settlers. What is the Trail of Tears? - ANS -Enforcement of the Treaty of New Echota where the Cherokees were forced to move from Georgia into Indian Territory. It is called the Trail of Tears because of its devastating effects. Which president led the charge to remove the Native Americans from their eastern lands to Indian Territory? - ANS -Andrew Jackson. Who did Native Americans side with during the Civil War? What did they believe were the advantages of this decision? - ANS -They sided with the confederacy because of its opposition to a central federal system which lacked respect for the sovereignty of Indian Nations. Who disagreed with other tribal members about which side they should join in the Civil War? - ANS -John Ross did not want to sign with the south. The Cherokees divided and one side was led by John Ross and the other was led by Stand Watie. Some Creeks were pro-Union and they divided into upper and lower Creeks. What is the Medicine Lodge Treaty and what were the terms? - ANS -Name for three treaties signed near Medicine Lodge, Kansas between the United States and southern Plains Indian tribes. It was intended to bring peace by relocating the Native Americans to reservations in Indian Territory away from white settlers. What happened on April 22, 1889? - ANS -Oklahoma land rush. Which railroads crossed Oklahoma? - ANS -The Missouri, Kansas, and Texas railroads (MK&T), Atlantic and Pacific (A&P), Atchinson, Topeka, and Santa Fe (ATSF), Chicago, Rock Island. What is Tribal Sovereignty and what specific rights does it give to tribes? - ANS -It gives them the right to govern themselves. What was the impact of Coal on Oklahoma during this time and who was a leading pioneer? - ANS -Coal was a wanted mineral so it brought railroads into Indian Territory, it started with James J. McAlester. [Show More]
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