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Arkansas History Semester Test Review Part II
Test Description: Second Semester Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How did the Civil War affect Arkansas?
A
it created new railroads throughout the state
B
it left much of the state in ruins
C
it created new job opportunities throghout the state
D
it made Arkansas into a wealthy state
2) What was the period following the Civil War known as?
A
Segregation
B
Jim Crow era
C
Reconstruction
D
the Golden Age
3) After Reconstruction, although African Americans had more freedoms than ever before, they still battled, poverty, abuse, and discrimination.
A
FALSE
B
TRUE
4) Which two industries emerged in Arkansas during the late 1800s?
A
fishing and farming
B
timber and mining
C
manufacturing and textile
D
military and railroad
5) The Seperate Coach Bill was the first Jim Crow law passed in Arkansas that required trains to stop segregating white and black passengers.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE
6) Which Arkansas governor ended the Convict Lease System by pardoning 360 state prisoners so there would not be enough prisoners to lease out?
A
George Donaghey
B
James Miller
C
Jeff Davis
D
Henry Conway
7) Who was Scipio Jones?
A
a black lawyer who successfuly defended 12 black men who were falsely convicted of murder after the Elaine riots
B
a former slave who tried to sue for his freedom
C
the president of the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War
D
the first black representative to be elected to the Arkansas Senate
8) Near which southern town did the first big oil discovery in Arkansas happen?
A
Newport
B
Jonesboro
C
Hot Springs
D
El Dorado
9) What happened to Arkansas in 1927?
A
a huge earthquake
B
the Dust Bowl
C
a devastating flood
D
the Civil War
10) Which of the following was NOT a New Deal program that helped Arkansans get jobs and basic needs during the Great Depression?
A
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
B
the Federal Ermegency Relief Adminsitration (FERA)
C
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
D
the Jim Crow Agency
11) Who was Hattie Caraway?
A
an African American civil rights leader
B
the first woman governor of Arkansas
C
the first woman to be elected to the U.S. senate
D
the first president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union
12) Where did a number of soldiers receive their training at in Arkansas for World War II?
A
Fort Chaffee
B
Both A and B
C
Camp Robinson
D
none of the above
13) With so many men gone from the state’s labor force during World War II, women filled the jobs previously available only to men?
A
FALSE
B
TRUE
14) Which of the following was NOT a way that Arkansans supported the war effort from home during WWII?
A
buying war bonds
B
building rocket ships
C
planting victory gardens
D
rationing
15) Where were the two Japanese relocation camps in Arkansas located?
A
Jonesboro and Portia
B
Little Rock and Conway
C
Hot Springs and Fort Smith
D
Jerome and Rowher
16) Which Arkansas governor posted the Arkansas National Guard around Central High in Little Rock to prevent it from integrating?
A
Winthrop Rockefeller
B
Jeff Davis
C
J William Fulbright
D
Orval Faubus
17) Which Arkansan was the only female civil rights leader asked to speak at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington?
A
Maya Angelou
B
Daisy Bates
C
Hattie Caraway
D
Harriet Tubman
18) Who is the only Arkansan to ever become President of the United States?
A
Mike Huckabee
B
Winthrop Rockefeller
C
Bill Clinton
D
Orval Faubus
19) Which newspaper was created when the Arkansas Gazette and the Arkansas Democrat merged?
A
the Times Dispatch
B
the Jonesboro Sun
C
the Arkansas-Gazette
D
the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
20) Who were the Little Rock Nine?
A
a minor league baseball team that played in Little Rock
B
nine infamous outlaws from Little Rock
C
the nine black students chosen to integrate the all-white Central High in Little Rock
D
the nine Arkansas governors from Little Rock
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