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Why did the narrow strip of land known as the Oklahoma Panhandle originally become part of the territory?

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Correct answer: Texas ceded it to keep slavery legal

The Oklahoma Panhandle exists because of the Missouri Compromise, which banned slavery north of the latitude 36°30' parallel. To remain a slave state, Texas had to give up this strip of land, which sat north of that line. For decades, it was a lawless region known as "No Man's Land" before joining Oklahoma.

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