| Oklahoma was part
of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Oklahoma was
known as Indian Territory (but was not given
territorial government) after it became the home
of the 'Five Civilized Tribes'-Cherokee, Choctaw,
Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole-1842-1846. The
land was also used by Comanche, Osage, and other
Plains Indians. As white settlers pressed west,
land was opened for homesteading by runs and
lottery; the first run taking place on April 22,
1889. The most famous run was to the Cherokee
Outlet in 1893. |
