the oklahoma organic act of 1890 contemplated admitting oklahoma and indian territories as a single state. however, residents of indian territory sponsored a bill to admit indian territory as the state of sequoyah, which was defeated in the u. s. congress in 1905. president theodore roosevelt then proposed a compromise that would join indian territory with oklahoma territory to form a single state. this resulted in passage of the oklahoma enabling act, which president roosevelt signed june 16, 1906.