1. Oklahoma Land Rush

2. By the end of the 19th century, most of the good land in America had already been claimed.
But in 1893, the government bought a block of excellent land in Oklahoma from the Native Americans.

4. The land was divided into 42,000 pieces.
On 16 September 1893, the land was offered for free to farmers.
Over 100,000 people raced to claim it.

5. Movie: Far and Away
In 1892, Joseph (Tom Cruise) and Shannon (Nicole Kidman) move from Ireland to America.
Living in Boston, they are very poor.
Eventually, they part from each other.
Joseph goes West, and gets a job building the railway.