Curated OER
The Changing Faces of Oklahoma
Students create a historical atlas depicting the changes leading up to 1890 and those afterwards in the Indian Territory/Oklahoma region. line.
Curated OER
Come West Young Man
Students interpret the maps associated with the early development of the Oklahoma Country. They describe reasons for moving to Oklahoma Country in a letter to a relative.
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Trail of Tears
Young scholars discover that the Indian Territory was comprised of many Indian tribes originating from many different locations. They distinguish between the Indian tribes in the Indian Territory.
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Township and Range in the Wild West
Students explore how the township and range system is designed and read. They create real estate advertisements utilizing maps and the township and range system.
Curated OER
Policies that Relate to American Indians
Eleventh graders demonstrate an understanding of the impact of the western settlement patterns on American Indians. They analyze the growth and division of the United States from 1820 through 1877 and examine the non-Indian concept of...
Curated OER
Harvest the Wind
Wind is a natural resource available around the world. Help your pupils appreciate the power and importance of wind by researching wind farms, making pinwheels, and designing windmills.
Curated OER
Writing the Wind
Students make a windmill. For this wind lesson, students learn background information about the windmill, complete an activity where they create a windmill, discuss using wind as a natural resource and brainstorm other inventions...
The Newberry Library
Newberry: Settlement and Migration: Map 6: Indian Removal, Oklahoma Land Rush
Lessons for all ages on the European quest for land and the displacement of Native Americans during the late 1800s. Lessons use maps and supplemental material.
Cornell University
Cornell University: The Rush to Oklahoma
An observation printed in Harper's Weekly in 1889 about the Oklahoma land rush into the Indian Territory.
Other
Kansas History: The Last Land Rush
A brief description of the land rush onto the Cherokee Strip, land sold by the Cherokees to the U.S. government in 1891.
Oklahoma State University
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture: Oklahoma Territory
A description of the Oklahoma Territory and its rapid growth in the late 19th century.
Oklahoma State University
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture: All Black Towns
Read about the all-black towns that were settled in Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory in the mid-19th century.
Other
Images of the American West: Oklahoma
This is a photo gallery of white homeseekers known as Boomers and other homesteaders settling the Oklahoma Territory in the late 1800's.
Other
History of Oklahoma: Brief History of the Formation of Oklahoma Territory
Contains an article, "A Brief History of the Formation of Oklahoma Territory," as printed in "The Indian Advocate," a newspaper published between 1889 and 1910.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The End of Resistance
Find a brief recounting of resistance by several Indian tribes in an attempt to maintain their territory. See how the settlers participating in the Oklahoma land rush stole land set aside for several Indian tribes.
Other
Ok Gen Web: Oklahoma Land Openings (1889 1907)
This is a brief explanation of the opening of Indian Territory land to white settlement in what became known as the Oklahoma Territory in 1889. Many links are provided for additional information.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Oklahoma State History for Kids
Students learn about the history and timeline of the state of Oklahoma including early explorers, Native Americans, Indian Territory, Trail of Tears, Land Rush, and pioneers on this site.