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Arkansas History Chapter 5 Review Game
Test Description: Antebellum Arkansas: On the Road to Statehood
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who was named the first governor of Arkansas Territory?
A
James Miller
B
Robert Crittenden
C
Henry Conway
D
William Woodruff
2) How long did it take for James Miller to arrive in Arkansas Territory?
A
1 week
B
2 years
C
1 month
D
6 months
3) Who was the territorial secretary who stepped in as acting governor until Miller arrived?
A
Henry Conway
B
George Wilson
C
William Woodruff
D
Robert Crittenden
4) What did Robert Crittenden do in Arkansas territory before James Miller arrived?
A
appointed many of his friends and people loyal to him to important government positions
B
began printing the first territorial newspaper
C
established the Bank of Arkansas
D
challenged Henry Conway to a duel
5) Who opened the first newspaper in the region?
A
William Woodruff
B
Robert Crittenden
C
James Miller
D
Henry Conway
6) What was the main issue that James Miller and Robert Crittenden argued over once Miller arrived?
A
where to move the capital of the territory
B
whether or not Arkansas should become a state
C
who should be appointed to important government positions
D
how much power the governor should have
7) Why did Henry Conway and Robert Crittenden duel?
A
Crittenden insulted Conway's wife
B
Crittenden called Conway a liar
C
Conway ran against Crittenden for governor
D
Conway called Crittenden a liar
8) What was the result of Henry Conway and Robert Crittenden's duel?
A
neither man shot the other
B
Robert Crittenden went to jail
C
Crittenden shot and killed Conway
D
Conway shot and killed Crittenden
9) Which of the following families did NOT belonged to the political group, the Family?
A
Crittenden
B
Johnson
C
Sevier
D
Conway
10) Who did the Family support?
A
the Democrats and James Monroe
B
Southern Democrats and Andrew Jackson
C
the Whigs and Crittenden
D
Republicans and Abraham Lincoln
11) Which territorial governor began making plans to build an official building to house the government?
A
James Miller
B
John Pope
C
Henry Conway
D
Robert Crittenden
12) Before John Pope began building a new an official building to house the government, legislators had no official place to meet and were often forced to gather in leaky buildings.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE
13) Which of the following was NOT a method of transportation in Arkansas territory?
A
walking
B
railroad
C
steamboat
D
stagecoach
14) Which of the following was NOT an obstacle to transportation when settlers began making their way into the territory?
A
thick forests
B
rough dirt roads
C
open fields
D
swamps
15) One of the biggest challenges facing Arkansas territory was bandits and outlaws who came to the territory to hide out.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE
16) What issue was Governor William Fulton most worried about prior to Arkansas becoming a state?
A
slave revolts in the territory
B
the rough roads and poor travel conditions
C
too many bandits and outlaws in Arkansas
D
collecting enough taxpayer money to replace the federal money they were getting as a territory
17) Which of the following is NOT a reason why northern politicians delayed their approval of Arkansas's petition for statehood?
A
because Arkansas would enter as a slave state
B
they did not want more Democrats who would vote for Andrew Jackson in the 1836 election.
C
because it would cost too much money for Arkansas to become a state
D
none of these
18) What was James Bowie most famous for?
A
the Bowie knife
B
the Bowie bow
C
the Bowie gun
D
the Alamo
19) Which of the following was NOT one of the first two banks in Arkansas?
A
the Real Estate Bank of Arkansas
B
all of these
C
the Bank of Arkansas
D
the Bear State Bank
20) What were the Bank of Arkansas and Real Estate Bank of Arkansas accused of?
A
libel
B
slander
C
tax fraud
D
corruption
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