Oklahoma History Coach Brown

Oklahoma First Goverment

Born March 13, 1860, In Leipsic, Ohio Parents died when he was 3 and was raised by his

neighbor He was teacher in Ohio and had three children from his

first wife. He Studied Law and passed his bar exam in 1880 His first wife died and remarried and had 3 more children He moved to Indian Territory in 1901 and was lawyer for

the Creek Tribe. Helped with try to help establish the State of Sequoyah. Help organize the constitutional convention for a

Oklahoma as a single state. Won the Democratic nomination and was elected governor Served on term ending in 1911 He died in 1933 of a stroke.

Charles N. Haskell

Charles Haskell

First Day of Oklahoma

Things they did

Provisions for county and local governments

Established towns and cities

Elections

School districts

School financing and building construction

Teacher Training

Textbooks

School attendance

Convened in December 1907

Influenced by the progressive movement

Henry Johnston – senate president

William Murray – speaker of the house

First State Legislature

Income Tax

Personal and real property tax – Fund local government and local schools

Gross revenues tax – Pipelines, coal mines, telegraph lines, and oil production, railroads, telephones, and electricity.

Death tax – Inheritance tax

Taxes – First State Legislature

What were the original names of these Colleges listed?

What were some secondary agricultural schools establish – List 3

What school was established in Sulphur?

Oklahoma University

Oklahoma State University

University Central Oklahoma

East Central – Ada Oklahoma

Northeastern Oklahoma State –

Southeastern Oklahoma State –

Tulsa University –

Higher Education