Arkansas History 1803-1836 Test

Name the TWO explorers of the Ouachita River.

• Hunter and Dunbar

• Robbins and Brown

• Jefferson and Franklin

• Smith and Jones

Name the TWO surveyors of the Louisiana Purchase.

• Jefferson and Franklin

• Lewis and Clark

• Robbins and Brown

• Hunter and Dunbar

Identify the U.S. president who purchased Louisiana.

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

Name the printer of the first newspaper in Arkansas.

• Featherstonehaugh

• Henry Schoolcraft

• William Woodruff

• William Dunbar

Where was the first capital of Arkansas?

• Little Rock

• Arkansas Post

• Fort Smith

• Washington

What is the name of the first and smallest National Park?

• Parkin

• Plum Bayou

• Louisiana Purchase

• Hot Springs

What year was the largest land purchase in U.S. history made?

• 1815

• 1803

• 1819

• 1836

What natural event occurred in 1811-1812 changing the landscape of eastern Arkansas and surrounding states?

• New Madrid earthquakes

• flooding of Mississippi River

• Louisiana Purchase

• Tornadoes of the midWest

What was the name of the fort built on the banks of the Arkansas River to keep the peace between Indian tribes?

• Fort Smith

• Little Rock

• Texarkana

• Hot Springs

What discovery of Hunter and Dunbar was believed to heal ailments and injuries?

• crystals

• hot springs

• diamonds

• novaculite