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*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. | *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.<ref>"Five Civilized Tribes", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Civilized_Tribes, accessed 8 April 2021.</ref> | ||
*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'''. | ||