This state's western region was a neutral "No Man's Land" which was abandoned by its neighbor to comply with the Missouri Compromise. Unassigned Lands in this state were illegally settled by "boomers" and "sooners," who ignored the official start of 
This state's western region was a neutral "No Man's Land" which was abandoned by its neighbor to comply with the Missouri Compromise. Unassigned Lands in this state were illegally settled by "boomers" and "sooners," who ignored the official start of the (*) Homestead Act. In the 1830s, the Choctaw people were relocated to territory in this modern state via the Trail of Tears. For 10 points, name this former Indian Territory, a U.S. state north of Texas.
This state's western region was a neutral "No Man's Land" which was abandoned by its neighbor to comply with the Missouri Compromise.