Enabling Act of 1906

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Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Oklahoma_Territory
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent legislation
gptkbp:consequences established a constitutional convention
gptkbp:context Progressive Era reforms
gptkbp:contributed_to westward expansion
gptkbp:effective_date 1907-11-16
1906-06-06
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
Oklahoma voters
gptkbp:established Oklahoma as a state
boundaries of Oklahoma
gptkbp:facilitates settlement of Oklahoma
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:legislation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Enabling Act of 1906
gptkbp:impact shaped the governance of Oklahoma
gptkbp:includes provisions for education
provisions for taxation
provisions for infrastructure
gptkbp:influenced future statehood legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by previous statehood acts
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal discussions about statehood
gptkbp:is_considered a key event in Oklahoma history
gptkbp:is_criticized_for due to land disputes
gptkbp:is_documented_in U. S. Congressional records
gptkbp:is_opposed_by some Native American groups
gptkbp:is_part_of U. S. legislative history
larger movement for statehood
gptkbp:is_recognized_by territorial governance
gptkbp:is_related_to the history of U. S. territories
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:High_School
local political leaders
gptkbp:led_to Oklahoma's admission to the Union
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:election
gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:predecessor Oklahoma Organic Act
gptkbp:provides election of state officials
gptkbp:purpose to provide for the admission of the State of Oklahoma
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Oklahoma_Constitution
land grants
Native American land rights
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:none
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Theodore_Roosevelt
June 6, 1906
gptkbp:significance allowed Oklahoma to become a state
gptkbp:sponsor Senator Robert L. Owen
gptkbp:successor Statehood for Oklahoma
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cherokee_Strip_Land_Run
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7