On May 2, 1890, the Oklahoma Organic Act was passed officially creating Oklahoma Territory, which initially excluded lands occupied by the Five Civilized Tribes, but reorganized the legal system of Indian Territory, providing for a mechanism to consolidate Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
Unclear winner in Florida with much tension rising since it was left undetermined for awhile. Constant fighting between the two parties and so the Supreme Court had decided to intervene which led to the most controversial supreme court decision in American history.
A Native American uses a rifle to hunt buffalo (B). Before the Columbian Exchange, no modern weapons reached the Americas. Natives hunted with the tools and techniques they had been using for hundreds of years.
