Oklahoma History – Review for Multiple Choice Questions on Events leading up

to and Indian Removal

  1. What was the primary reason the French failed in taking control of the Mississippi?
  2. How much did the purchase of 600 million acres cost the US?
  3. What expedition did Jefferson ask Congress to fund because he wanted to know about the geography of the newly purchased land?
  4. Which expedition was sent to firmly establish the boundary between Spain and the US?
  5. Which expedition was sent to learn more about the rumored salt mountains?
  6. Which expedition found a site for Fort Smith and explored eastern Oklahoma?
  7. Describe the waterways in Indian Territory
  8. What three rivers were at the Three Forks area?
  9. Why did President Jefferson want to tie the Native Americans to the US?
  10. What did Jefferson hope the treaties would encourage the Native Americans to do?
  11. Why did the Washita relocate to northern Oklahoma?
  12. Which Fort was established on the Grand River to protect white settlers and Native Americans?
  13. Which Fort was established to regulate trade between Native Americans and white settlers?
  14. In 1828, what did the Western Cherokee exchange their lands in Arkansas for?
  15. Who felt that the security of the nation depended on quick settlement along the southern coast?
  16. Why were the Five Civilized Tribes known as “civilized”?
  17. Describe the Cherokee
  18. What was the original intention of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
  19. What did the Treaty of Doak’s Stand in 1820 do?
  20. Describe the Creek
  21. How did the “Creek War” end?
  22. What is an allotment?
  23. Which tribe probably had the smoothest removal?
  24. Describe Worchester v. Georgia?
  25. Describe the Cherokee who refused to relocate
  26. What hardships were faced on the routes to Indian Territory?
  27. Which tribe was the last to relocate?
  28. Describe the Second Seminole War
  29. Why were forts built?
  30. Describe the tribes process of adapting to Indian Territory
  31. Describe the Choctaw in Indian Territory
  32. Where did the Lower Creek settle?
  33. Describe the Cherokee in Indian Territory
  34. Describe the Seminole in Indian Territory
  35. What were the “golden years”?

Be able to Identify the location of each tribe in Indian Territory

Essay – Must be a complete paragraph (7 sentences)

Describe the major goals/functions of early military posts including FortGibson