The 'Sooners' in Oklahoma history were people who:
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Correct answer: Entered the territory to claim land before it was legally opened
During the 1889 Oklahoma Land Run, 'Sooners' sneaked past guards to stake out the best land in the middle of the night. This led to numerous legal disputes with the 'Boomers' who waited for the official signal.
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- Which 1890 Census finding signaled the symbolic end of the Homestead era?
- The Homestead Act of 1862 allowed any head of household to claim 160 acres of public land, provided they:
- Which political party was the primary advocate for the Homestead Act during the mid-19th century?
- What was the primary reason the Homestead Act did not pass until 1862?
- The 'Exodusters' were a specific group of homesteaders who moved to Kansas in the late 1870s consisting primarily of:
- Due to the lack of timber on the Great Plains, many homesteaders built their first homes out of: