Trail of Tears, Statehood & Slavery

The practice of owning human beings as laborers

(a)  

a boss of a group of slaves; usually a white man hired to manage the plantation

(a)  

Who were Arkansas' first two US Senators?

• William Woodruff

• Henry Crittenden

• Ambrose Sevier

• William Fulton

What happened in Fayetteville on the Trail of Tears.

Draw one way that people on the Trail of Tears crossed or traveled on rivers & swamps

How many steps are there to Arkansas becoming a state?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 9

Does Arkansas enter the Union as a Free State or Slave State?

• Free State

• Slave State

Circle the parts of Arkansas that wanted Arkansas to be a slave state.

Answer explanation

South Arkansas and Eastern Arkansas had large farms that required a lot of people to work.

So those two areas wanted slavery to be legal in Arkansas

Which of the following slaves would have had the most value?

• A teenage male slave

• An older female slave

• A slave that had a desired skills such as blacksmithing

• An older male slave

Answer explanation

Slaves that had a skill were highly desired because they could do important jobs and their labor was still free.

Which of the following Trail of Tears routes did not come through Arkansas

• Benge Route

• Water Route

• Northern Route

• Bell Route

• Donner Route