Far an Away - The Oklahoma Land Run: Film Question Sheet
Answer the following questions in full and complete sentences. Use the information from the video as well as your notes in class.
Questions:
1. Where were the settlers racing (running) toward and why?
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2. What did some of the settlers do in order to maintain (keep) the land that they had found?
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3. Why did some settlers resort to violence?
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4. How did claiming the land before others protect the land for your own?
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