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The name Oklahoma comes from two Choctaw Indian words, okla, which
means "people", and "humma", which means "red." In 1889, Congress
opened up 2 million acres for white settlement (it was previously
open only to Native Americans who were forced to leave their
homelands), and the first of a number of land runs began. Some of
the state's settlers were called "Sooners" because they had
already staked their land claims before the land was officially
opened for settlement. In 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state in
the Union. Oklahoma is a major fuel and food-producing state.
Thousands of oil and natural gas wells dot the Oklahoma landscape.
Millions of white-faced beef cattle graze on Oklahoma's flat plain
and low hills. Fertile fields produce vast crops of wheat. 
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