Find Out How Well You Know The Legends Of The Old West With This Rootin’ Tootin’ Quiz!
What was a “Sooner?”
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At noon on April 22, 1889, the American government officially opened up the “Unassigned Lands” in central Oklahoma for land claims, which prompted a boom or land rush of homesteaders. According to The History Channel, Those who participated in this event were called “Boomers,” but those who tried to sneak onto these lands early to beat legitimate participants to a good claim were called “Sooners.”
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Ipsumpix/Corbis via Getty Images
What was a “Sooner?”
- A cheater in Oklahoma’s land rush
- A very efficient cattle driver
- A person who explored the West before the Louisiana Purchase
- An early model of covered wagon
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