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Arkansas History Semester Test Review Game Part I
Test Description: Second Semester Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is the correct chronological order of prehistoric Native American periods?
A
Woodland, Archaic, Mississppian, Paleo
B
Mississippian, Woodland, Archaic, Paleo
C
Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
D
Woodland, Paleo, Mississippian, Archaic
2) Which of the following was NOT one of the three main Indian nations that lived in the Arkansas area?
A
Caddo
B
Creek
C
Osage
D
Quapaw
3) Who was the first European to explore what is now Arkansas?
A
Robert de la Salle
B
Hernando de Soto
C
Louis Joliet
D
Jacques Marquette
4) Who were the two French explorers who explored Arkansas in 1673?
A
Marquette and Joliet
B
Freeman and Custis
C
Lewis and Clark
D
Monroe and Livingston
5) Who was the French explorer who claimed the land that is now Arkansas for France in 1682?
A
Hernand de Soto
B
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
C
James Miller
D
William Clark
6) What was the name of the first permanent European settlement in Arkansas?
A
Fort Smith
B
Arkansas Post
C
Little Rock
D
Hot Springs
7) Which of the following countries had NOT owned Arkansas by the time of the Lousiana purchase?
A
Spain
B
the United States
C
England
D
France
8) Which area of Arkansas did Hunter and Dunbar explore?
A
the Ouachita River
B
the Northwest
C
Crowley's Ridge
D
the Mississippi Delta
9) The United States government encouraged settlers to come to Arkansas following the War of 1812 by giving them free land.
A
True
B
False
10) When Arkansas first became a territory, where was its capital located?
A
Hot Springs
B
Little Rock
C
Fort Smith
D
Arkansas Post
11) Who became the first governor of Arkansas Territory?
A
Henry Conway
B
Johnny Cash
C
Robert Crittenden
D
James Miller
12) What was the first newspaper to be printed in Arkansas Territory?
A
the Arkansas Traveler
B
the Arkansas Gazette
C
the Times Dispatch
D
the Democrat-Gazette
13) Where did the Arkansas Capital move to from Arkansas Post?
A
Little Rock
B
Helena
C
Jonesboro
D
Hot Springs
14) Which powerful political group in early Arkansas history were Southern Democrats made up of members of the Johnson, Conway, and Sevier families?
A
Redeemers
B
The Outlaws
C
The Family
D
The Whigs
15) One of the biggest challenges facing Arkansas during its early years was getting ride of criminals and outlaws who used the region to hide from the law.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE
16) On which date did Arkansas become a state? Which state number was it?
A
June 15, 1836 - 25th state
B
August 3, 1901 - 40th state
C
July 4, 1776 - 10th state
D
April 18, 1861 - 30th state
17) Pre-Civil War records claim the state's 110,000 slave owners had more than 11,000 slaves.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE
18) Who was Isaac Murphy?
A
the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
B
Arkansas's first governor
C
a Confederate General who fought in Virginia
D
the only delegate in Arkansas to vote against secession
19) Did Arkansas join the Confederacy or the Union during the Civil War?
A
Confederacy
B
Union
20) Where was the first and largest Civil War battle fought in Arkansas?
A
Pea Ridge
B
Little Rock
C
Poison Springs
D
Jonesboro
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