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WorksheetsReview for Chapter 4: Arkansas Territory to Statehood
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
What was Arkansas Territory's first capital?
Little Rock
Fayetteville
Fort Smith
Arkansas Post
Who was the acting governor prior to Governor Miller finally making it to Arkansas?
Robert Crittenden
George Izard
William Fulton
James Bowie
What is Arkansas's legislature called?
Arkansas Congress
Arkansas Senate
Arkansas General Assembly
Arkansas State Court
What was Arkansas's first newpaper called?
Arkansas Democrat
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Gazette
Arkansas Advocate
Who founded the Arkansas Gazette?
Woodrow Wilson
William Woodruff
Robert Crittenden
David O'Dodd
Where did Arkansas Territory change its capital city to?
Arkansas Post
Fort Smith
Fayetteville
Little Rock
Robert Crittenden got into an argument, which resulted in a pistol duel, with what political friend of his?
Elias Conway
Henry Conway
Henry Clay
George Izard
The death of Henry Conway by Robert Crittenden created what political alliance in Arkansas?
The Squad
The Group
The Family
The Gang
Robert Crittenden associated with what political party?
Democratic Party
Whig Party
Republican Party
Independent Party
What political party did The Family associate with?
Democratic Party
Whig Party
Republican Party
Independent Party
The Arkansas _______________ was a newspaper created by the Whig Party and Robert Crittenden to compete with the Arkansas Gazette
Tabloid
Democrat
Times
Advocate
The __________ party dominated Arkansan politics until after the Civil War.
Republican
Democratic
Whig
Libertarian
What did the Federal Government give Arkansas to build the State House?
Money
Land
Gold
None of the Above
Who offered to trade his land and estate for the federal land to pay for the State House instead?
George Izard
James Miller
Robert Crittenden
Davy Crockett
Territorial Governor William Fulton wanted Arkansas to become a state.
True
False
What would Arkansas lose if it became a state?
People
Territory
Federal Funding
State Funding
Arkansas became the _____ state added to the Union.
23rd
24th
25th
26th
Arkansas became the 25th state on ________.
June 15, 1836
July 15, 1836
June 15, 1936
July 15, 1936
Arkansas was added as what kind of state?
Free State
Slave State
Arkansas's sister state, ______, was added as a free state.
Missouri
Michigan
Maine
Florida
The Antebellum period in American History refers to the 40 years _____.
Before the Civil War.
After the Civil War.
What US President believed that the Native Americans' claim to land was invalid?
President Thomas Jefferson
President Abraham Lincoln
President James Polk
President Andrew Jackson
Native Americans were fairly compensated for their lands.
True
False
What Congressional law forced Native Americans to move to Indian Territory?
Indian Removal Act
Native American Removal Act
Trail of Tears Act
None of the Above
The forced marching of Native Americans east of the Mississippi River to Indian Territory was known as?
The Crying March
Trail of Tears
Trail of Cherokee
The March of Tears
What is the belief that the United States had the right to expand its territory and influence from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
Expansion Destiny
Manifest Expansion
Westward Expansion
Manifest Destiny
The Mexican American War started over dispute concerning what territory?
Arkansas
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona
Which of the following was NOT a part of the Mexican Cession?
Texas
Arizona
California
Utah
What territory was located to the north of the Mexican Cession in the northwest corner of the United States?
Washington Territory
Northwest Territory
British Territory
Oregon Territory
Complete the following statement: "Cotton is ____."
King
Queen
the best
important
What invention made by Eli Whitney increased the demand for slavery in the South?
Cotton filter
Cotton Seeder
Cotton Gin
Cotton Cleaner
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Cotton Gin?
Farmers made more profits
Farmers bought more land
the demand for slavery increased
None of the Above
What is the name of the system of slavery where slaves were forced into servitude for their entire life and could be bought and sold at any time?
Chattel Slavery
Domestic Servitude
Debt Bondage
Forced Labor
Most southerners owned 20 or more slaves.
True
False
Slave owners could separate slave families if they wanted to.
True
False
The Compromise of 1850 included which of the following?
Arkansas was added as a slave state
Kansas was allowed to vote on whether it would allow slavery
The slave trade ended in Washington DC
All of the above
The Fugitive Slave Act required all citizens to returns runaway slaves to their masters.
True
False
Senator Stephen Douglas was responsible for creating the _____.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Arkansas-Missouri Act
Fugitive Slave Act
None of the Above
The Kansas-Nebraska Act put an end to what former compromise?
The Great Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
The Mexican Cession
The Whig Party flourished while the Democratic Party died out in Arkansas prior to the Civil War.
True
False
What was the name of the slave who tried to sue his master for his freedom?
Dred Scott
Uncle Tom
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
Why was the Dred Scott decision so important?
It allowed slaves to sue for their freedom.
It showed that the US Constitution protected slavery.
It made slavery illegal.
None of the above
Who is the abolitionist that led an attack on Harpers Ferry?
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Beecher Stowe
John Brown
All of the above
The attack on Harpers Ferry was successful.
True
False
When John Brown was executed, he was turned into a ______.
Hero
Terrorist
Martyr
Saint
