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1.) Describe one of the most commonly accepted theories about how the Indians got
here.
2.) Describe an Inhabitant
3.) Describe Beringia
4.) Where did the American Indians more than likely come from?
5.) Describe what some artifacts found in different places tells us about the Ancient
Indians.
6.) Describe the two geographic regions in Oklahoma?
7.) What were the three main crops the Western Indians planted?
8.) What was the most important trade item Oklahoma Tribesmen had to offer?
9.) Describe why life in Western Oklahoma was more difficult than life in Eastern
Oklahoma.
10.) Describe the Spiro Mounds
11.)What were the Spaniards in search of when exploring Oklahoma?
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12.) Name one major landmark that Coronado discovered.
13.) What happened to a lot of the people that were conquered by Coronado?
14.) What type of legacy did the Spaniards leave?
15.) What did the Spaniards leave that really helped the Indians advance as a
culture?
16.) When do historians believe the white settlers arrived?
17.) What is a Rune?
18.) What do most reputable scientists believe about the Runes?
19.) Who might have been in Oklahoma 500 years before the Spaniards?
20.) What was Coronado?
21.) Describe the European policy concerning land ownership in terms of new
found land?
22.) What was the most powerful metal item that was introduced to the Indians?
23.) What are inhabitants?
24.) What were the inhabitants of new found land considered?
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25.) Who instructed the French minister of finance to sell all of Louisiana?
26.) Why did the French sell Louisiana?
27.) How much did the United States buy Louisiana for?
28.) What did President Jefferson commission Lewis and Clark to do?
29.) Whose expedition was the first to include Oklahoma?
30.) Who found the Great Salt Plains?