Oklahoma History - 9 Weeks Test

True or False Questions

_______ 1. The boundary between Texas and Oklahoma is called the Canadian River.

_______ 2. All rivers in Oklahoma flow to the Northeast.

_______ 3. Most rivers in Oklahoma are very shallow.

_______ 4. A long line of animals used to carry supplies is known as a pack train.

Multiple Choice Questions

5. The study of the earth and it's physical features is called:

  1. environment
  2. geography
  3. sociology
  4. plantology
6. Lines that run east and west on map are called:
  1. longitude
  2. latitude
7. Lines that run north and south on a map are called:
  1. longitude
  2. latitude
8. What generally happens when a cold front and a warm front collide during the months of March and June?

 

9. Many scientist believe the ancestors of the native Americans came from:

  1. Europe
  2. S. America
  3. Africa
  4. Asia
10. What was the most important animal to the plains Indians?
  1. deer
  2. fish
  3. buffalo
  4. squirrels
11. Which of the following countries was not a country competing for the new trade routes to Asia that led to the discovery of the New World.
  1. Spain
  2. France
  3. Portugal
  4. Russia
  5. Great Britain
12. A person who buys a good and then resells the item at a higher price are MIDDLEMEN.
  1. True
  2. False
13. Ferdinandina, located near present day at Newkirk, Oklahoma was the site of:
  1. a major French trading village
  2. a Spanish village with a church
  3. a battle between Pizzaro and the Incas
  4. the first town to be built in Oklahoma
14. The most deadly disease the Europeans brought was:
  1. measles
  2. chicken pox
  3. small pox
  4. polio
15. To remain neutral means to favor neither side in a dipute:
  1. true
  2. false
List the 5 civilized tribes:

16. _________________________________

17._________________________________

18._________________________________

19._________________________________

20._________________________________

21. First U.S. military post built in Indian Territory:

  1. Ft. Washita
  2. Ft. Gibson
  3. Ft. Towson
  4. Ft. Coffee
22. Law passed in 1830 by the US Congress forcing the Indians to move.
  1. Indian Removal Act of 1830
  2. Indian Removal Act of 1930
23. Cherokee capital in Georgia:
  1. New Echota
  2. Lindsey
  3. Liberty
  4. Seminole
24. Most Indians of the 5 Civilized Tribes would be in what 2 occupations:
  1. farmers and hunters
  2. warriors and merchants
  3. farmers and warriors
  4. farmers and merchants
25. Large farms or estates are known as:
  1. keel
  2. plantation
  3. ferry
  4. denomination
26. Union Mission was:
  1. The first church built in Indian Territory
  2. the first school
27. This cherokee indian developed the cherokee alphabet:
  1. Chilly McIntosh
  2. William McIntosh
  3. Opotheyahola
  4. George Guess (Sequoyah)
28. A boat with a strong piece of metal or wood attatched to the bottom was known as a:
  1. Keelboat
  2. ferry