Oklahoma History Oklahoma Statehood & Early Government 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The Organic Act of 1890 established what political entity that would later become part of Oklahoma?
- Oklahoma Territory (Correct answer)
- Indian Territory
- Unassigned Lands
- Cherokee Outlet
Correct answer: Oklahoma Territory
The Organic Act of 1890 officially organized the Unassigned Lands into Oklahoma Territory.
Question 2: What was the Dawes Act of 1887's primary impact on Native American tribes in Indian Territory?
- It allotted tribal communal land to individual Native Americans (Correct answer)
- It created new tribal governments
- It expanded reservation boundaries
- It granted citizenship to all Native Americans
Correct answer: It allotted tribal communal land to individual Native Americans
The Dawes Act authorized the President to survey tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans, breaking up communal landholding.
Question 3: Which constitutional provision made Oklahoma's constitution unusual and progressive for its time in 1907?
- It included extensive corporate regulation and labor protections (Correct answer)
- It banned all alcohol statewide
- It established universal women's suffrage
- It abolished the death penalty
Correct answer: It included extensive corporate regulation and labor protections
Oklahoma's 1907 constitution was notably progressive, including strong regulations on corporations and railroads and protections for labor.
Question 4: What event in 1906 resulted in the formal dissolution of the Five Civilized Tribes' governments?
- The Five Tribes Act (Burke Act supplement)
- The Curtis Act of 1898 fully took effect (Correct answer)
- The Enabling Act was passed by Congress
- The Dawes Commission completed allotments
Correct answer: The Curtis Act of 1898 fully took effect
The Curtis Act of 1898 dissolved tribal governments and courts in Indian Territory, with full enforcement occurring as allotments were completed by 1906.
Question 5: What was the Enabling Act of 1906, as it related to Oklahoma statehood?
- It authorized Oklahoma and Indian Territory to form a state government (Correct answer)
- It created Oklahoma Territory in 1890
- It transferred land from Texas to Oklahoma
- It granted voting rights to Native Americans in the territory
Correct answer: It authorized Oklahoma and Indian Territory to form a state government
The Oklahoma Enabling Act of 1906 authorized the people of Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory to form a constitution and state government.
Question 6: Oklahoma's capital was moved from Guthrie to Oklahoma City in what year?
- 1910 (Correct answer)
- 1907
- 1915
- 1920
Correct answer: 1910
In 1910, Oklahoma voters approved moving the state capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma History Oklahoma Statehood & Early Government 2
The Organic Act of 1890 established what political entity that would later become part of Oklahoma?