Oklahoma history

By maynu

  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears
    The Cherokee nation was forced to give up their lands and move to Oklahoma.

  • Civil War

    Civil War
    A high intensified conflict, often involving regular armed forces that are sustained, organized and large-scale.

  • The Reconstruction Treaties

    The Reconstruction Treaties
    Congress created the Southern Treaty Commission to write new Treaties with the tribes that side with the Confederacy.

  • The Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act
    This act authorized the president to confiscate and redistribute tribal lands in the West.

  • Oklahoma Land Rush

    Oklahoma Land Rush
    People rushed to claim homesteads or to buy lots in one of the new towns that sprang into existence overnight. An estimate of 11 thousand agricultural homesteads were claimed.

  • The Indian Reorganization Act

    The Indian Reorganization Act
    This act offered federal subsidies to tribes that adopt constitutions of the US and replace governments with city council styled government.