Table of Contents

Student Guide

• Introduction: What is History? 1
• Chapter 1: The Land We Call Home 7
• • Lesson 1: Oklahoma's Place in the World 7
  • Lesson 2: Features and Regions 13
  • Lesson 3: People and the Land 19
• Chapter 2: The First Oklahomans 27
• • Lesson1: Prehistoric Indians 27
  • Lesson 2: Historic Tribes 35
  • Lesson 3: A Way of Life 42
• Chapter 3: The Great Encounter 49
• • Lesson1: European Explorers 49
  • Lesson 2: American Explorers 56
  • Lesson 3: Trappers and Traders 62
• Chapter 4: Indian Territory 69
• • Lesson1: The Trail of Tears 69
  • Lesson 2: Making a New Home 74
  • Lesson 3: The Civil War 81
  • Lesson 4: The Second Trail of Tears 86
• Chapter 5: From Cattle Drives to Homesteads 93
• • Lesson 1: Cowboy Country 93
  • Lesson 2: The Rush for Land 99
  • Lesson 3: Life as a Homesteader 105
• Chapter 6: From a Territory to a State 113
• • Lesson 1: Oklahoma Territory 113
  • Lesson 2: Oil and Mining 119
  • Lesson 3: Becoming a State 125
• Chapter 7: The First 100 Years 131
• • Lesson 1: War and Peace 131
  • Lesson 2: Hard Times 137
  • Lesson 3: Conflict Around the World 143
  • Lesson 4: Oklahoma Today 150
• Chapter 8: Government for All of Us 157
• • Lesson 1: How Our Government Works 157
  • Lesson 2: Our State Government 164
  • Lesson 3: Local and Tribal Governments 170
• Chapter 9: Understanding Our Economy 177
• • Lesson 1: What is Economics? 177
  • Lesson 2: Making a Living in Oklahoma 183