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Arkansas History Chapter 4 Review Part II
Test Description: From a Territory to a State
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Before an official capital building was constructed, leaders gathered in private homes or rustic cabins with leaky roofs.
A
False
B
True
2) Which of the following is NOT true of travel in Arkansas Territory?
A
thick forests and rugged swamps made it hard to get from place to place
B
as trails widened into roads, stagecoaches began carrying people and mail with much less difficulty
C
railroads were the main form of transportation in territorial Arkansas
D
early settlers struggled to move about in the vast wilderness
3) What was the first steamboat to travel up the Missippi and Arkansas rivers from New Orleans to Arkansas Post?
A
the Natchez
B
the Comet
C
the Arkansas
D
the War Eagle
4) What was one of the biggest challenges facing Arkansas during its territorial years?
A
getting rid of criminals and outlaws who used the region to hide from the law
B
building enough railroads to connect all of the towns in the territory
C
traveling up and down area waterways in steamships
D
dueling between political rivals
5) Who was one of the msot notorious criminals of this time whose gane robbed and killed throughout Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee
A
William Woodruff
B
Robert Crittenden
C
John Murrell
D
James Miller
6) Who was the last territorial governor of Arkansas?
A
William Fulton
B
William Woodruff
C
James Miller
D
Robert Crittenden
7) Which of the following is NOT a reason why Governor Fulton believed the territory wasn't yet ready for statehood?
A
once it became a state, Arkansas would lose federal funding for many important improvements
B
he did not think Arkansas could collect enough taxpayer money to replace the federal money they were getting as a territory
C
the crime right and number of outlaws in the territory was too high, and he did not have a big enough police force
8) Which of the following is NOT a reason why northern politicians delayed the approval of Arkansas' state constitution?
A
Arkansas would enter as a slave state
B
they believed Arkansas had too big of a problem with outlaws and it was still too wild
C
they did not want more Democrats who would support Andrew Jackson and his policies
9) Which state was admitted as a free state at the same time as Arkansas?
A
Minnesota
B
Michigan
C
Missouri
D
Ohio
10) Arkansas became the 25th state on June 15, 1836
A
True
B
False
11) What are the 40 years before the Civil War began often called?
A
the pre-war years
B
the Old South years
C
the antebellum years
D
the Union years
12) How did the general assembly address the problem of Arkansas not having enough money to run the state and pay for its most basic services.
A
they raised taxes
B
they established two banks
C
they asked the federal government for more money
D
they deported outlaws
13) What became the first bank to serve the needs of the state and to encourage new business activity?
A
the First National Bank
B
the Bank of Arkansas
C
the Bear State Bank
D
the Real Estate Bank of Arkansas
14) What types of people did the REal Estate Bank of Arkansas serve the needs of?
A
poor people
B
politicians
C
outlaws and bandits
D
weatlhy planters
15) Eventually, citizens accused both banks in Arkansas of currption which caused them to close.
A
False
B
True
16) Which two Arkansas legislators got into a knife fight while debating a bill that would allow the state government to accept payment in wolf hides?
A
J.J. Anthony and Henry Conway
B
Henry Conway and Robert Crittenden
C
Ambrose Sevier and William Woodruff
D
Colonel John Wilson and Major J.J. Anthony
17) What did President Andrew Jackson believe about Indians?
A
they should be educated in American public schools
B
they could properly integrate into American culture
C
they were slowing the progress of American expansion
D
they deserved to keep their lands
18) About how many Cherokee died along the Trail of Tears?
A
400
B
4,000
C
10,000
D
1,000
19) Over the course of a decade, about how many Native Americans passed through Arkansas on their way to Indian Territory?
A
30,000
B
10,000
C
60,000
D
20,000
20) Which of the following is NOT true about George Featherstonhaugh?
A
his interesting encounters have provided historians with some of the best information about life in early Arkansas
B
he was sent by the federal government to Arkansas to do a geological survey
C
he created the legend of the Arkansas Traveler
D
he wrote about his travels along the Military Road in his book Excursion through the Slave States
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