The Oklahoma Land Rush

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:attracts thousands of settlers
gptkbp:celebrates various monuments
gptkbp:controversy land ownership
gptkbp:createdBy towns and communities
gptkbp:depicts films and documentaries
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:followedBy subsequent land runs
the_establishment_of_Oklahoma_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Oklahoma Land Rush
gptkbp:includes the_Land_Run_of_1893
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:the_Homestead_Act
economic opportunities
the promise of free land
American_culture
gptkbp:inspiration literature and folklore
gptkbp:involved homesteaders
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for Native_American_land_rights
gptkbp:is_a_source_of conflict_between_settlers_and_Native_Americans
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of historical research
gptkbp:is_characterized_by the 'sooner' settlers
land races
the rush to claim land
gptkbp:is_involved_in railroads for transportation
gptkbp:is_part_of westward expansion
the larger context of Manifest Destiny
gptkbp:is_promoted_through gptkb:the_U.S._government
gptkbp:is_studied_in American_history_courses
gptkbp:keyEvent American_history
U.S._expansionism
the_history_of_the_American_West
Oklahoma's_identity
gptkbp:ledTo statehood_of_Oklahoma
gptkbp:location gptkb:Oklahoma_Territory
gptkbp:occursIn 1889
gptkbp:resultedIn land being claimed by settlers
gptkbp:significance opened up land for settlement
gptkbp:significantEvent land speculators
women settlers
African_American_settlers
the_history_of_land_ownership_in_the_U.S.
the_narrative_of_American_pioneering.
the_settlement_of_the_Great_Plains
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for the_development_of_agriculture_in_Oklahoma
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the_growth_of_towns_in_Oklahoma
gptkbp:was_a_response_to overcrowding in eastern states
the need for new farmland
gptkbp:was_a_result_of the_Indian_Removal_Act
gptkbp:was_marked_by violence and conflict
chaos and competition
the use of flags to claim land