Statehood Movement

What event significantly propelled the movement for Oklahoma statehood?

• The Land Run of 1889

• The Organic Act of 1890

• The Sequoyah Convention

• The Oklahoma Enabling Act of 1906

What did the Organic Act of 1890 establish?

• The Oklahoma Enabling Act

• The boundaries of Indian Territory only

• A territorial government for Oklahoma Territory

• A state government for Oklahoma

Which plan involved the joining of Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory into one state?

• Single statehood

• Double statehood

• Piecemeal absorption

• No statehood

Who was elected as the chair of the Single Statehood Executive Committee in 1903?

• David A. Harvey

• Charles G. Jones

• Sidney Clarke

• Dennis T. Flynn

What was the main opposition argument against the admission of O.T. as a state by eastern representatives in Congress?

• It would increase the number of western states

• There would be no tax base for five years

• It would lead to a strong Republican following

• The land area was too small

What did American Indians generally oppose in terms of federal organization?

• Communal land ownership

• Tribal governments

• Territory or state organization

• The Dawes Commission

What was the purpose of the Sequoyah Convention?

• To write a constitution for Oklahoma

• To oppose the Oklahoma Enabling Act

• To advocate for double statehood

• To write a constitution for Indian Territory

Who signed the Oklahoma Enabling Act into law?

• President Theodore Roosevelt

• Delegate Dennis T. Flynn

• President William McKinley

• Senator Robert W. Johnson

What was the ratio of whites to American Indians in Indian Territory by 1900?

• 3 to 1 in 1890

• 4 to 1 in 1900

• 6 to 1 in 1900

• 2 to 1 in 1890

Which act called for the abolishment of tribal governments on March 4, 1906?

• The Curtis Act

• The Dawes Act

• The Oklahoma Enabling Act

• The Organic Act