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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
=== Indian Migrations === | === Indian Migrations === | ||
*The '''Caddo, Pawnee, and Wichita''' tribes were living in the area of Oklahoma in the 1700s. | |||
The Caddo, Pawnee, and Wichita tribes were living in the area of Oklahoma in the 1700s. About the time the United States acquired the area through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, other tribes such as the Quapaw, Oto, and Osage migrated to eastern Oklahoma. | *About the time the United States acquired the area through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, other tribes such as the '''Quapaw, Oto, and Osage''' migrated to eastern Oklahoma. | ||
*In the early part of the 19th century, the U.S. government forced a significant number of the '''Five Tribes (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole)''' to Indian Territory to the Oklahoma Territory. | |||
After the Civil War, many other tribes from throughout the United States were forcefully or by treaty moved off their lands and settled in Oklahoma. | *After the Civil War, many other tribes from throughout the United States were forcefully or by treaty moved off their lands and settled in Oklahoma. | ||
*There were about 80,000 Indians in Oklahoma in 1860, when the entire area was known as the '''Indian Territory'''. | |||
There were about 80,000 Indians in Oklahoma in 1860, when the entire area was known as the Indian Territory. In 1924 all Indians in the Indian Territory were declared citizens of the United States | *In 1924, all Indians in the Indian Territory were declared citizens of the United States. | ||
===Non-Indian Settlers === | ===Non-Indian Settlers === | ||