It Started Here: Early Arkansas and The Louisiana Purchase Video

When was the original survey spot rediscovered?

• • 1919

  
  

• • 1921

  
  

• 1932

About how much per acre did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?

• 3 cents per acre

• 4 cents per acre

• 5 cents per acre

Which president commissioned the land survey of the Louisiana Territory?

• Thomas Jefferson

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  John Adams

• James Madison

How much land did the government promise the enlisted soldier in the Military Land Grants?

• 160 acres

• 180 acres

• 190 acres

How much were the surveyors payed?

• $2.00 per day

• $2.00 per hour

• $2.00 per surveyed mile

What is the oldest settlement west of the Mississippi River?

• • St. Louis

  
  

• • Arkansas Post

  
  

• • Memphis

  
  

Which tribe lived in the land around the Arkansas Post?

• Quapaw

• • Osage

  
  

• Caddo

In what year did Arkansas become a territory?

• 1819

• 1836

• 1776

What Indian tribe gave the state its name?

• Caddo

• • Quapaw

  
  

• Osage

What event shook the land of Arkansas in 1811-1812?

• War of 1812

• Removal of the Cherokee Indians

• New Madrid Earthquake