Oklahoma Land Rush (1889)

The Oklahoma Land Rush opened former Native American land to white settlement.
Thousands of settlers rushed to claim land under federal law. On 22 April 1889, thousands of settlers lined up to race and claim 160-acre plots of land. There were 7 land rushes in total.
This event was the final phase of westward expansion.
Fraud and conflict were common during land distribution.
By the 1890s, most Native Americans had been confined to reservations.
The frontier was officially declared closed in 1890, and Indigenous control of land was largely destroyed.

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