Unowned / Federal land was offered to settlers through the Homestead Act of 1862. The act provided that a settler could claim 160 acres of public land, and those who lived on the land for five years, and who improved the land during that time would actually be given ownership of the land.
One of the Indian Appropriations Acts (the one in 1889), tried to make the land claiming equal by saying that anyone who claimed land before a certain time would not be able to homestead on that land. This became known as the "sooner clause," so basically "sooners" were seen as cheaters and thieves.
Later, the negative connotation of the word changed, and perhaps because it was an old pioneerish type word, people started thinking that sooners were cool in a historical, "my roots go back this far" type of way. In 1908 the University of Oklahoma named their football team the "Sooners" and Oklahoma is now known as "The Sooner State."
"Sooner state" is a nickname for the state of Oklahoma. It is derived from the settlers who arrived in the region before the official opening of the land for settlement, known as the "Sooners." Oklahoma officially became a state on November 16, 1907.
The US state of Oklahoma is unofficially known as the Sooner State. Areas of land were to be opened for settlers to lay claim to, however it was illegal for any potential settler to enter the area before it was open. Those who entered the area early were called "Sooners."
Oklahoma is the Sooner state - see http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ok_intro.htm.
The US state of Oklahoma is unofficially known as the Sooner State. Areas of land were to be opened for settlers to lay claim to, however it was illegal for any potential settler to enter the area before it was open. Those who entered the area early were called "Sooners".
The title of the head of the Department of State is Secretary of State.
Rhode Island's state bird is the Rhode Island Red and the state tree is the Red Maple.
Switzerland is considered a nation state. It is a country with a defined territory, a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states. Switzerland is not a stateless nation, part-nation state, or multinational state.
This is known as a nation-state. In a nation-state, the political boundaries of the state align with the cultural or ethnic boundaries of the nation.
The Sooner State.
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The Sooner State
Oklahoma, the sooner state, has the postal abbreviation of OK.
The Sooner state
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Oklahoma.
Wyoming is the Equality State being the first State to grant women the vote
Native America or Land of the Red Man or the Sooner State
Oklahoma.
The Sunflower state.
Oklahoma is "the Sooner State" and Missouri is the "Show Me State."