Chapter 15 - Oklahoma Adventure

Copyright © 2007 by Oklahoma History Press

Chapter 1

EARLIEST OKLAHOMANS

ANSWER KEY: CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Using the key below the crossword puzzle, fill in the squares with the appropriate letters.

Early Oklahoma

ACROSS

1. A mound found in eastern Oklahoma that contained artworks and artifacts Spiro

4. A stick-like spear-thrower atlatl

5. Hunters who are believed to have lived in the Oklahoma area 12,000 years ago Clovis

DOWN

1. The oldest archeological find in Oklahoma is known as the Domebo mammoth kill _______. site

2. A time when huge glaciers covered much of the Northern Hemisphere (2 words) Ice Age

3. The second known inhabitants believed to have lived in the area 10,000 years ago Folsom

MAP ACTIVITY

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SEE TEXTBOOK FOR ANSWER KEY.

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Chapter 2

THE FIRST WHITE VISITORS

MAP ACTIVITY


The map below represents the possible route of Francisco Vasquez

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Chapter 3

ANSWER KEY FOR

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

American Explorers (Clues follow with answers in parentheses.)

ANSWER KEY AND

CLUES FOR THE “AMERICAN EXPLORERS” CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1. France acquired Louisiana from Spain by the Treaty of San __________ . Ildefonso

4. Western tribes exchanged these with the Explorers for various items of interest. furs

10. Frontier forts created a __________ of defense. line

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11. This tangled mass clogged the Red River for miles. Great Raft

13. The ruler of France who sold Louisiana to the United States. Bonaparte

16. The Pike-Wilkinson Expedition was to follow this river to its source. Arkansas

17. The French-Indian War lasted _______ years. seven

18. People believed the tribes who lived here were hostile. west

20. He led an expedition to the edge of Oklahoma when he was turned back by Spanish soldiers. Sparks

21. Some believed this to be an accurate description of the Indian tribes in the North. giant

22. To give up something, as the Indians did with their land. cede

23. Outer coverings of corn used for many things by Indian tribes. husks

26. Long’s second expedition arrived back at the fort (before, after) Bell’s party. after

27. They began to move west as soon as Lewis and Clark returned. pioneers

30. The place where a river begins. headwaters

31. On his second expedition, Major Long sent this man to explore the Arkansas River. Bell

33. Another word for purpose. Major Long’s was to complete Captain Sparks’ mission. goal

35. Land which is owned by the government but is not yet a state. territory

36. Meriwether _______ was William’s partner. Lewis

38. Major Long missed it and explored the Canadian instead. Red

39. The Chief Minister of France under Napoleon Bonaparte. Talleyrand

41. Sparks and his men returned here without completing their mission. Natchitoches

42. A poor speller who owned a slave. Fowler

DOWN

1. People who live in a region are its ______ . inhabitants

2. Americans worried that the French might close this port. New Orleans

3. The Wilkinson party spent Christmas with these people. Osage

5. This was a valued item on the prairie. salt

6. An unusual, observable fact, such as the Great Raft. phenomenon

7. Fort Smith was located near the mouth of this river. Poteau

8. This major selected the site for Fort Smith. Long

9. These were kept by the Spaniards when they released Pike and his men. weapons (Note: Textbook refers to papers kept by Spaniards. Prompt students to think beyond “papers”.)

12. This was the first fort in the West.. Fort Smith

14. The site selected for the first fort was Belle __________ . Point

15. American minister to France in 1801. Livingston

18. This unit of government handled all transactions with the Indians, at first. War Department

19. Wilkinson and Pike escorted them home from Washington. Pawnee

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21. His expedition was instrumental in opening trade with Western tribes. Glenn

22. Moveable property: some looked upon Indians as this. chattel

24. Becknell’s expedition crossed Oklahoma in this part of the state. Panhandle

25. Colonel Glenn’s trading post was here. Verdigris

28. He discovered the Great Salt Plains. Sibley

29. This was lost to England by Spain. Florida

32. George Sibley’s was the __________ expedition sent into the Far West. third

34. The men who first occupied Fort Smith carried these. rifles

37. On the frontier, people traded here. fort

40. Spanish word for “river,” as in the “Big River” that separates Mexico from Texas. rio

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Chapter 3

AMERICAN EXPLORERS

MAP ACTIVITY


On the blank map of Oklahoma below, use colored pencils to color-code your map work. Trace the expeditions of the American explorers in the state.

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Chapter 4

Early Government

MAP ACTIVITY


On the map of Oklahoma below, draw in and locate the following: Fort Gibson, Illinois River, Verdigris

River, Arkansas River, Grand River, Fort Towson.

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Chapter 4

Early Government

ANSWER KEY TO PUZZLE: THE TIME OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE

The answers to the 20 questions below the puzzle are hidden in the letter-jumble. Some are horizontal, some vertical, and some diagonal; but all run from left to right or top to bottom. Circle the words in the puzzle and then fill in the blanks below.

Note: See “Indigenous Tribes” in the Oklahoma Stories section for #15-18. Also, #20 is not explicit in the text, but the word “abandoned” is easily found along the far right edge of the puzzle.

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1.

He became governor of Louisiana on December 20, 1803. Claiborne

2.

They passed an act creating two territories in the west.

3.

The largest territory the United States ever owned:

Congress

Louisiana

4. This territory became the state of Louisiana:

5.

They waved side by side, symbolizing brotherhood:

New Orleans flags

Indiana 6.

The District of Louisiana was attached to this territory:

7.

William Henry Harrison became the _______ President of the United States. ninth

8.

The Adams- _______ Treaty set the boundaries of the Louisiana Purchase.

9.

_______________ ceded Florida to the United States.

10.

Part of that boundary, the 100th _________, became an Oklahoma boundary.

Onis

Spain meridian

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11.

He was one of the founders of St. Louis, Missouri:

12. He owned a salt works business in Indian country:

13.

14.

He was a writer who was entertained at Three Forks:

He opened trade with Santa Fe:

15.

One of the tribes indigenous to Oklahoma:

16.

The Quapaws were relatives of this northern warlike tribe:

17.

This powerful nation was also related to the same tribe:

18.

This was the first fort established in the west (1817):

19.

This fort was built between the Arkansas and Grand Rivers:

20.

Fort Smith was _______________ twice before the Civil War.

Chouteau

Bean

Irving

Glenn

Osage or Wichita

Osage or Sioux

Osage or Sioux

Smith

Gibson abandoned

10 horizontal answers

Claiborne

Osage

Wichita

Spain

Meridian

Flags

Bean

Gibson

Indiana

Louisiana

6 vertical answers

Congress

Smith

Onis

Chouteau

Glenn abandoned

4 diagonal answers (boldfaced above) ninth

Sioux

Irving

New Orleans

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Chapter 4

EARLY GOVERNMENT

MAP ACTIVITY


On the map of the United States below, using colored pencils and color-coding, outline the Louisiana Purchase and the area affected by the Adams-Onis boundary.

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Chapter 5

CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS

MAP ACTIVITY


On the map below, identify the states by their current names and draw in the homelands of the Five

Civilized Tribes.

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ANSWER KEY :

WORD MAZE —Doctrine of Discovery

Moving your pencil from box to box in any direction, connect the letters to form the words which correctly complete the statements below. In forming a single word you may not use the same box twice, but one box may be used in several words.

(1) Between 1778 and 1871 the U.S. government negotiated over 400 legal ________________ with the

Indians. documents; start at 19, go up to 1, go across to 6

(2) All of these agreements recognized the Indians as the rightful ________________________________of the land. occupants ; start at 25, go right to 30, go up to 1

(3) One of the main effects of the belief that the Indians had land rights was that the governments could not try to ___________________________the Indians. conquer ; boxes 7, 13, 14, 8, 9, 10, 11

(4) The belief that the Indians had certain rights to the land, but that the land belonged to the government of the discovered was called the “________________________________ of Discovery.” doctrine ; boxes 19, 20 or 25, 26 or 27, 21, 22, 23, 17, 10

(5) Each of the 400 agreements made between the Indian tribes and the U.S. government was a separate

________________ . treaty ; boxes 5 or 18 for T, then 11, 10, 16, 21, 15

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Chapter 5

CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS

MAP ACTIVITY


IV.

Pre-territorial tribal locations. On the map of the Southeastern United States below, identify the states by their current names and then draw in the homelands of the Five Civilized Tribes.

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Chapter 6

CHOCTAW AND CREEK REMOVALS

LETTER-SCRAMBLE

In each puzzle below fit the letters in each column onto the lines directly above them. They may or may not go onto the lines in the same order in which they are listed. When the letters are written in the proper order, they will make a statement which can be verified in Chapter 6 in the textbook.

ANSWER KEY

CREEK RED STICKS

SUPPORTED ENGLAND

DURING THE WAR.

_________________________________

LOYAL CHOCTAWS AND

CREEKS SUPPORTED

ANDREW JACKSON AND

THE VOLUNTEER ARMY.

_________________________________

SOME WHITES BLAMED

ALL INDIANS FOR

RED STICKS AND

OTHERS SUPPORTING

THE BRITISH.

_________________________________

(continued)

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WHITES DEMANDED

TRIBAL LANDS AS

PUNISHMENT.


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Chapter 6 - CHOCTAW AND CREEK REMOVALS

MAP ACTIVITY


On the map of the Southeastern United States below, using colored pencils and color-coding, trace the removal routes of the Choctaws and Creeks.

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Chapter 7

TRAIL OF TEARS

ANSWER KEY TO CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1. Whites wanted Indians to move west of the __________ River. Mississippi

6. In the west Chickasaws submitted to __________ government. Choctaw

8. Chickasaws and Cherokees both succeeded in ________ . commerce

9. Federal __________ aided in taking Indian lands for whites. factories

10. The __________ family helped move their neighbors to the west. Love

12. The Cherokee alphabet was called a _______ . syllabary

13. This children’s disease killed many. measles .

14. __________ developed the Cherokee method of writing. Sequoyah

15. In the Treaty of ________ , Choctaws agreed to sell part of western land to Chickasaws. Doaksville

16. Like whites, many Indians purchased ________ to do their labor. slaves

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DOWN

1. Chickasaws were very successful in the __________ business. mercantile (Note: Text refers to trade and commerce. Suggest students think of a synonym for those.)

2. Chickasaws were paid in “__________.” . specie

3. Whites thought Indians were _________ . savage

4. Chickasaws ceded their lands in the Treaty at __________ in 1832. Pontotoc

5. __________ was a missionary arrested for refusing to take a loyalty oath. Butler

7. Federal factories were _________ posts. trading

9. The ______ turned to old customs for comfort and to mixed-bloods for leadership. full-bloods (no hyphen)

11. Another missionary arrested for not taking an oath. Worcester

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MAP ACTIVITY


Using colored pencils and color-coding, mark the routes of the Chickasaw and Cherokee removals from the

Southeast to their lands in Indian Territory.

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Chapter 8

SEMINOLES AND OTHER SETTLERS

ANSWER KEY TO PUZZLE

: The Seminoles

In the following letter-jumble find the words which complete the statements below. Circle or draw a line through those words and fill in the blanks on the corresponding questions. Words may be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal, but all will be top-to-bottom and/or left-to-right.

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1.

A group of several tribes united together, such as Creeks, is a _______. confederacy

2.

The first person to call the Oconees “Seminoles” was British Agent John __________. Stuart

3.

American commissioners and former slave owners went into Seminole country to look for

____________. runaways

4.

The Seminoles lived in a swampland today known as the ____________. Everglades .

5.

The first treaty with the Seminoles was the Treaty of Camp _____________. Moultrie

6.

Colonel James _________ met with the Seminoles in 1832. Gadsen

7.

A treaty was signed in 1832 at ___________________ .

Payne’s

Landing

8.

Chief ____________________ said his mark was forged to sign the treaty. Micanopy

9.

Chief Charley ____________________ said he was forced to sign the treaty. Emathla

10.

Indian Agent Wiley ____________________ tried to oust Seminole leaders who were against removal to the west. Thompson

11.

____________________ , who was not a chief, led the Seminoles in a war with white soldiers who wanted to remove the tribe. Osceola

12.

This was the Second Seminole War, also known as the ______________ . Great Seminole War

13.

_____________ was another Seminole leader who stood against removal and who met with whites to talk peace. Jumper

14.

Captain Ethan Allen ____________________ believed the Seminoles really wanted peace and he met with them to discuss terms Hitchcock

15.

Colonel ______________ attacked the Seminoles in the peace talks. Clinch

16.

Brigadier General Thomas _______ was sent to Florida to end the Seminole wars. Jesup

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17.

Colonel William J. __________ was sent to Florida to subdue the Seminoles. Worth

18.

_________________ was the most formidable leader of the Seminoles. Wild Cat


Stuart

Confederacy

Worth

Everglades

Gadsden

Osceola

Micanopy

Emathla

Payne’s Landing

Moultrie

Hitchcock

Great Seminole War

4 vertical answers

Jesup

Thompson runaways

Clinch

2 diagonal answers (boldfaced above)

Wild Cat

Jumper

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Chapter 9

CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION

MAP ACTIVITY


On the outline maps of Oklahoma below, on Map A, trace the internal boundaries of Indian Territory as they were from 1855-1866. On Map B, trace the internal boundaries as they were after 1866 until the time of the land openings, 1866-1889. Label each area.

MAP A

MAP B

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MAP ACTIVITY


V . Using colored pencils and color-coding, mark the major areas of Indian Territory from 1855-1866.

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Chapter 10

THE WESTERN INDIANS

ANSWER KEY TO WORD SCRAMBLE

Unscramble the tribal names of the Indian Confederacies:

IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY

(1) YUCAGA Cayuga

(2) GANODANO Onondaga

(3) AMKWHO Mohawk

(4) NACESE Seneca

Oneida (5) ENADOI

PEORIA CONFEDERACY

(1) ISASKAKKA

(2) AWE

(3) WAKIPANASH

(4) ARATOMA

(5) AMIMI

(6) AKIOCHA

(7) VIELERRE

(8) GIMOWANEN

(9) OPIRAE

(10) HAMEGICIMA

Kaskaskia

Wea

Tamaroas

Miami

Peoria

Cahokia

Eel River

Piankashaw

Moingwena

Michigamea

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Chapter 10 - THE WESTERN INDIANS

MAP ACTIVITY


VI. Identify the areas of Indian Territory 1866-1889.

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Chapter 11

CATTLE TRAILS AND RAILROADS

ANSWER KEY TO MESSAGE BOX

Below are 4 statements about characters in this chapter and how they earned a living. Using the clues below each grid, solve the puzzles and write the solutions on the blank lines. Start in the upper left-hand square of each grid and proceed square by square (horizontally or vertically, but NOT diagonally) to spell the answer. DO NOT cross your path or enter a single square twice. Not all the letters in any grid are used.

Note: In this key, the first word is in yellow, the second is in blue, and the third is in gray.

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CLUE: This Comanche chief had 500 in his.

Answer: Quanah Parker kept a herd of

CLUE: He led the way for others to go to market.

Answer: Jesse Chisholm blazed a cattle trail. cattle.

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CLUE: This enterprising settler built and rebuilt and rebuilt ...

CLUE: This miner let someone else do the work.

Answer: Phil Nichols built the Sandbar Saloon. Answer: J.J. McAlester leased his coal mine.

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V . MAP ACTIVITY

Chapter 11 - CATTLE TRAILS AND RAILROADS


On the following map of Oklahoma, identify the 19th century cattle trails that crossed the state. Identify each trail and major geographical location by name.

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Chapter 12

BOOMER SOONER

ANSWER KEY TO LETTER-SCRAMBLE

In each puzzle below fit the letters in each column onto the lines directly above them. They may or may not go onto the lines in the same order in which they are listed. When the letters are written in the proper order, they will make a statement which can be verified in Chapter 12 in the textbook.

DAVID L. PAYNE ORGANIZED THE

COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION TO

OPEN THE UNASSIGNED LANDS

TO NON-INDIAN SETTLEMENT.

(Do not use hyphen.)

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COUCH LOBBIED FOR OPENING

THE LANDS AND THE CATTLEMEN

LOBBIED AGAINST IT.

_________________________________

SOONERS CROSSED BOUNDARIES

EARLY AND STAKED THEIR

CLAIMS ON CHOICE PLOTS AND

HID UNTIL TIME FOR THE RACE.

_______________________________________

LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND

BOOMERS WON LAND IN THE RUN

ALTHOUGH FOURTEEN THOUSAND

OF THEM PARTICIPATED.

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Chapter 13 – THE FINAL CONQUEST

ANSWER KEY TO CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Note: Refer to “Oklahoma Stories” at the back of the text for answers not in the chapter itself.

ACROSS

2. A famous outlaw family Starr

6. Bill __________ , the leader of an outlaw gang Doolin

7. A famous female outlaw Belle

DOWN

1. One of the West’s most famous bank robbers and gang leader James

3. Belle Starr’s first husband Reed

4. Second name of Belle Starr’s farm and outlaw haven Bend

5. The outlaw for whom Belle Starr named her farm Younger

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IV. MAP ACTIVITY


The federal courts that had jurisdiction at various times over Indian Territory were located at Van Buren and Fort Smith, Arkansas: Wichita and Topeka, Kansas; Paris, Texas; and Muskogee, Ardmore, and

McAlester, Indian Territory. Mark and identify each of these courts on the map below.

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CROSSWORD


Chapter 14

OKLAHOMA TERRITORY

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ANSWER KEY

ACROSS

2. The President signed this on May 2, 1890. Organic Act

6. A county in Oklahoma Territory.

7. The Cherokee _________was a strip of land .

Logan outlet

8. President who signed the Organic Act. Harrison

10. A person who takes the law into his own hands.

16. Gov. Frantz was a _____ Rider. vigilante

12. The real Cherokee Strip was in _____. Kansas

13. The cattle stealers who lived in No Man’s Land were called _____. rustlers

Rough

18. He was the first territorial governor.

20. President _____ appointed Gov. Jenkins.

21. He was the only Democrat among the territorial governors.

Steele

McKinley

Renfrow

DOWN

1. Some people called Governor Seay this name, meaning “someone from the North who took advantage of the South.”

2. ______ means “Land of the Red Man”

3. Initials of the fifth territorial governor

4. Provisional governments were _____ . carpetbagger

Oklahoma

CMB temporary

5. The President had the power to _____ governors to the territory. appoint

9. Another name for the Public Land Strip.

11. This school was established at Edmond.

12. Town nominated as territorial capital.

14. A college for blacks was here.

15. _____ Strip was a strip of land in Kansas.

17. He took office on Feb. 1, 1892.

19. Ferguson was a/an _____ outside the territory.

Robbers Roost

Normal (meaning it trained teachers)

Kingfisher

Langston

Cherokee

Seay editor

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Chapter 14 - OKLAHOMA TERRITORY

II. MAP. Identify the Oklahoma counties and county seats that were in Oklahoma territory.

Refer to textbook for answer key.

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Chapter 15

LAND OPENINGS AND THE SETTLERS

ANSWER KEY TO WORD MAZE

Moving your pencil from box to box in any direction, connect the letters to form the words which correctly complete the statements below. In forming a single word, you may not use the same box twice; but one box may be used in several words.

(1) The Arapaho tribe favored allotments in severalty, but the Cheyenne tribe did not.

boxes 9, 17, 25, 33-37

(2) The unassigned lands were the first lands in the territory to be opened to non-

Indian settlement. boxes 1, 2, 3, 11, 10, 18, 26-29

(3) Several ethnic groups settled in Oklahoma Territory, including the Bohemians . boxes 16, 23, 14, 13, 21, 30, 38, 31, 39

(4) Some of the lands opened to settlement had been Indian reservations.

boxes 19, 20, 11, 12, 4-7, 15, 23, 31, 39

(5) Because of the arid condition of the Cheyenne-Arapaho lands, few Sooners participated

in the opening. boxes 24, 23, 22, 31, 32, 40, 39

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Chapter 15 - THE LAND OPENINGS AND THE SETTLERS

V. MAP. Complete the following map to show the land openings in Oklahoma, naming each area.

MAP ACTIVITY


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Chapter 16

STATEHOOD

MAP ACTIVITY

SEE TEXTBOOK OR OTHER SOURCE FOR ANSWER KEY.

ANSWER KEY : MAP STUDY . (Refer to textbook or classroom map.)

On the following blank map of Oklahoma, locate these towns which are important in this chapter:

Oklahoma City; Guthrie; Kingfisher; Eufaula; Fort Gibson. Use a wall map or a road map for reference, and mark each town with an “x” and its name

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Chapter 16

STATEHOOD

ANSWER KEY TO NAME SCRAMBLE

The letters in the answers to the following identifications are scrambled. Put the letters in the proper order for the correct answers. (No middle initials are used.)

Note: Alert the students that the last person listed is sometimes named as E.P or Edward

McCabe.This scramble uses Edwin.

Mary Brown Williamson

James Norman

(1) RYAM WORNB MAILSIWLON

A black woman who came from

Tennessee

(2) EJAMS NANMOR

A Cherokee lobbyist

Benjamin Franklin Lafayette

Charles Haskell

William Murray

Green Currin

Edwin McCabe

(3) NIMNEJAB KINFLARN TEFTELAYA

First territorial settler to be nominated for

a national office

(4) LARCHES SLELHAK

Creek Representative at the Sequoyah

Convention

(5) LIWMAIL YUMRAR

President of the Constitutional

Convention

(6) RENEG RUCNIR

First black legislator

(7) DENIW BECCAM

Former Kansas State Auditor

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Chapter 17

EARLY GOVERNMENT

ANSWER KEY TO

PUZZLE: CHARLES N. HASKELL

In the following letter-jumble are 20 words relating to the life and administration of Governor Charles N.

Haskell. Find them and write them on the lines below.

M U S K O G E E R T R E S T L I A G O I L A K

I E G E S T I R K E Y S P A U B I P L A Q W Y

L E X I N G U W M A P E A N E S B J O N T O Q

L A S I G O J K L G I A U Q E P G U T H R I E

I W E G O V A M I L P T L H S S L I L L I A N

O Z A Z M E X I C O E E D Z P U B L I S H E R

N E L N X R J O H Q L A I N C A P I T A L Z R

A T T O R N E Y W A I C N O M I L I T I A S I

I M O N S O T E R T N H G P U R C E S T W O O

R Y A S T R W O O W E E R A I L R O A D S T E

E P E N I T E N T I A R Y F A T H E R L E S S


Muskogee oil (also appears vertically, but backward)

Keys

Map

Guthrie

Lillian

Mexico publisher capital attorney militia railroads penitentiary fatherless

5 vertical answers seal governor pipeline teacher

Spaulding

1 diagonal answer (boldfaced above)

Nesbitt

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Chapter 18

THE ROARING TWENTIES

Answer Key to Letter Scramble

INDIANS WERE GRANTED

CITIZENSHIP AFTER THE

WAR AS A REWARD FOR

THEIR PARTICIPATION

_________________________________

AFTER THE WORLD WAR

WOMEN BEGAN SMOKING

CIGARETTES AND CUTTING

THEIR HAIR

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Chapter 19

THE DIRTY THIRTIES

II.

MAP ACTIVITY


On the blank map of Oklahoma below locate these towns which were important in Chapter 19:

Oklahoma City; Durant; Atoka; McAlester; Oologah. Use an atlas, a wall map, or a roadmap for reference.

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Chapter 20

WORLD WAR ll

Activities:

1.

45th INFANTRY DIVISION TIMELINE

2.

Puzzle Letter Scramble

ANSWER KEY: 45th INFANTRY DIVISION TIMELINE

Listed below are 5 important dates in the history of the 45th Infantry Division. On the blank lines to the right, list the important events which match the dates. Note: Wording may vary .

1923 Oklahoma National Guard was expanded to a Division and named 45 th Infantry Division

1940 FDR mobilized the OK National Guard. The Division changes its nickname and symbol (logo) to the Thunderbird.

1944 Lt. Coggins captured 946 Germans in France . by V.E. Day Fought at Salerno and Anzio; captured Munich, including Hitler’s apartment

1968 The 45 th was ‘retired’ due to military re-organization.

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ANSWER KEY:

LETTER SCRAMBLE

Alongside the names of the following 8 figures are phrases describing them at some phase in their lives, but the letters are scrambled. Put the letters in their proper orders to learn what these people did.

Woody Guthrie LICOSA DARBORTROU (1) social troubadour

Ernest W. Marland LAMINO (2) oilman

Josh Lee TAGER TARROO (3) great orator

Leon Phillips

Bill Mauldin

George Tapscott

Robert S. Kerr

AFLOTOLB YELPAR

DRUTHERBIND ROTACINTSO

(4)

BRINTURHEDD GOHOPTPHERAR

LOI YACMOPN ROFUNED football player

(5)

(6)

Thunderbird cartoonist

Thunderbird photographer

(7) oil company founder

Mrs. Claude Hill CEDROTADE ZIETNIC (8) decorated citizen

ROBERT S. KERR TIMELINE

Listed below are 5 important dates related to Robert S. Kerr. On the blank lines on the right, fill in the important events which occurred in those years. Note: Wording may vary

1942 Elected as governor; 1st Oklahoma governor who was born in the state. Served 4 years . Left a surplus in the state treasury. Provide free textbooks to public schools.

1948 Elected to U.S. Senate. Led the Arkansas River Navigation Project (which opened the river to transport to/from Gulf of Mexico).

1952 Ran for president; was not elected; returned to Senate.

1963 Died in the hospital.

1984 Inducted into the Petroleum Hall of Fame.

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Chapter 20

WORLD WAR II

MAP ACTIVITY

SEE TEXTBOOK OR STATE MAP FOR ANSWER KEY.

MAP. Using a wall map, a roadmap, or an atlas, locate the following seven military installation sites which were active in Oklahoma during World War II: Midwest City; Muskogee; Lawton; Clinton; Norman; Miami;

El Reno.

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Chapter 21

“JUST A LITTLE POLICE ACTION”

ANSWER KEY

CROSSWORD PUZZLE: MILITARY OFFICERS

The names of 7 individuals from Oklahoma who achieved high military rank during World War II will fit into the following puzzle. Two letter clues are given.

All names are from the start of the chapter.

ACROSS

1. Tinker

2. Hurley

3. Mitscher

6. Clark

DOWN

1. Truscott

4. McLain

5. Eaker

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Answer Key

LETTER JUMBLE - DEAN A. McGEE

Chapter 22

ROADS AND ROCKETS

In the following letter-jumble are 20 items relating to the life and career of Dean A. McGee. Find them and circle them in the puzzle, and then write them in the spaces provided below. Items may run horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, but will run from left to right and/or top to bottom.

R O B

E

R T S K E R R A T N U C L E A R F U E L S

E A E I

Y

A S D F

G

J K L Z X I O F F S H O R E X

T S W P R

E

S B Y T

E

R I A N M F O R T U L O M B

I I K L U C

R

E T I M

O

P R E M S B Y J M A B X U

N L G U E O L

E

O G Y Q

L

U R B A N L E A G U E S

A K B T U S I N

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Y M P H

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C

R E S N U C L I

P W F O R T U N E

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P A W B

G

R X

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Z V I J P Q N

O O K N

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A H O R T

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D R I L

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P A

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X T I O U E

X O D I R

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C T O R X

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Z A P A

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M L

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A X P A S

T D R U R A

N

I U M Y W

C

R O U W T T I

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F I L S

Z O J M C R E

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C E N T Y

H

I E C R E S I

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N T M

C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E N U C A R

O

B A

O K L A H O M A A R T S C O U N C I L Z N X Y

N

N

Horizontal answers

Robert. S. Kerr nuclear fuels offshore

Presbyterian

Urban League

Symphony

Fortune director uranium

Crescent

Chamber of Commerce

Oklahoma Arts Council

Vertical answers retina

Silkwood humanitarian businessman

Diagonal answer s (in boldface) lens eye research geologist

Cimarron

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hapter 23

PROHIBITION, PROTESTS, AND POLITICS

ANSWER KEY TO MESSAGE BOX -- J. HOWARD EDMONDSON

Below are four statements (complete sentences) relating to Governor J. Howard Edmondson and his term of office. Using the clues on the right, solve the puzzles and write the solutions on the blank lines. Start in the upper left-hand square of each grid and proceed square by square (horizontally and vertically, but NOT diagonally) to spell the answer. DO NOT cross your path or enter a single square twice. Not all letters in any grid are used.

(1) CLUE: His record still stands.

E D M O

E S

A H O

Edmonson was the youngest governor of Oklahoma.

_____________

___________________

_______________________________________

X S D N

G T

L Y M

Y O N

U N

G K E A

S A W

O

V O O F O

_______________________________________ T H E

Y

E R N O R

(2) CLUE: “How Dry I Am” was no longer the theme song of many Oklahomans.

Prohibition was repealed during ___________

Edmondson’s term.

______________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

(3) CLUE: He was appointed by the governor for this job.

P L E U R I N G E

R A D D Y Z S N D

O E X

M R E T

O M

H P E R S A W S O

I B I T I O N D N

Governor Edmonson finished _____________

Senator Kerr’s term.

_____________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

G D M O N D S O N

O E T O

E R R S

F

V R A R

K

R E T I

E O N E X M A B N

R N Z S D E H S I

(4) CLUE: He made a senatorial appointment during this time.

George Nigh completed the ______________

Governor’s term of office . ________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

G E O

T E R M

O F

H G R S C I F F O

C I G R E J K O G

O N E O N R E V E

M P L E T E D T H

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Chapter 24

Highlights of the 1970s and 1980s

Chapter 25

The New Century

Lesson plans for these chapters do not feature puzzles.

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