The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 occurred when
A) Congress opened 2 million lands for settlement in the Oklahoma Territory on April 22, 1889, and people raced to stake out homesteads.
B) gold was discovered in the Oklahoma Territory and thousands headed West hoping to get rich.
C) oil was discovered in the Oklahoma Territory and people rushed to stake out land and oil rights.
D) Congress forced the Santa Fe Railroad to sell land it had been hoarding.
E) thousands of "Exodusters" fled Mississippi for freedom in the Oklahoma Territory.
A
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A) sexual freedom. B) experimentation with drugs. C) decriminalization of homosexuality. D) increasing rates of divorce. E) declining rates of divorce.
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A. Invade Egypt and seize the Suez Canal B. Drive the Palestinians from Jerusalem C. Make a treaty against the dictatorship in Iraq D. Create a demilitarized zone in the Middle East E. Block China's entry as a member of the United Nations security council