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Arkansas History Semester Test Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group of people came to North America through a land bridge from Asia?

a)

Paleo

b)

Archaic

c)

Woodland

d)

Mississppian

2.

The Paleo people wandered around in search of food. They didn’t have a “home base.” What does this mean?

a)

They were wanders

b)

They didn’t have a chief or real language

c)

They were nomads

d)

They didn’t want to move

3.

Which group of early Native Americans hunted smaller animals after the climate in Arkansas and North America began changing?

a)

A. Paleo

b)

Archaic

c)

Woodland

d)

Mississppian

4.

The Archaic people are known as ______________ because they moved shorter distances to hunt.

a)

wanders

b)

hunter-gatherers

c)

nomads

d)

farmers

5.

What was attached to the end of a spear to help the Archaic people hunt larger prey?

a)

an adz

b)

a bow and arrow

c)

an atlatl

d)

the dalton point

6.

Which group of people began farming and needed to stay close to home to harvest their crops?

a)

Paleo

b)

Archaic

c)

Woodland

d)

Mississppian

7.

Influenced by the Hopewell People, the Woodland cultures built _______________ for burials and rituals.

a)

longhouses

b)

teepees

c)

mounds

d)

huts

8.

The _________________ people made square homes called “wattle and daub” houses.

a)

Paleo

b)

Archaic

c)

Woodland

d)

Mississppian

9.

What was an important activity that the Mississippian people did during this time period?

a)

created necklaces

b)

making salt

c)

hunting sabertooth tigers

d)

building longhouses

10.

Which of the Native American tribes were found in Southwest Arkansas?

a)

The Caddos

b)

The Quapaws

c)

The Osage

d)

The Cherokees

11.

Where is the tribal center for the Caddo Indians located?

a)

Guthrie, Oklahoma

b)

Nashville, Tennessee

c)

Binger, Oklahoma

d)

Bentonville, Arkansas

12.

Which of the Native American tribes were found in the Delta region?

a)

The Caddos

b)

The Quapaws

c)

The Osage

d)

The Cherokees

13.

The Quapaaws visited the _________________ regularly and sometimes, even lived there.

a)

Little Rock

b)

The Arkansas Post

c)

Old Washington

d)

The Arkansas River

14.

Which of the Native American tribes were found near the Missouri and Osage Rivers?

a)

The Caddos

b)

The Quapaws

c)

The Osage

d)

The Cherokees

15.

The Osage were known as “the neutral,” but the tribe called themselves the _____________________.

a)

little old men

b)

children of the ocean

c)

children of the waves

d)

children of the middle waters

16.

In the Tunica tribe who was responsible for the planting and harvesting of crops?

a)

men

b)

women

c)

children

d)

the elderly

17.

In the early 1700s, why did the Koroas join other native tribes?

a)

the population was wiped out

b)

they were in a civil war and split up

c)

their chief told them to find a new home

d)

as the Europeans moved to Arkansas, their culture changed to be more “white”

18.

Which of the following tribes established schools and an education system with Native American teachers?

a)

The Caddos

b)

The Quapaws

c)

The Osage

d)

The Cherokees

19.

How did a Cherokee woman divorce her husband?

a)

by drawing up legal papers with the chief

b)

by putting a dead animal over the doorway

c)

by putting his belongings outside their house

d)

by moving back in with her mom and dad

20.

Which of the following explorers was sent from Spain to explore North America for gold and silver?

a)

Robert La Salle

b)

Henri De Tonti

c)

Hernando De Soto

d)

John Law

21.

Which of the following French explorers explored the Mississippi River and met the Quapaw people?

a)

Marquette and Joliet

b)

De Soto and De Tonti

c)

La Salle and De Soto

d)

Joliet and De Tonti

22.

Which explorer became a math and science teacher, and eventually got permission to trade with Indians on behalf of France?

a)

Henri De Tonti

b)

Robert La Salle

c)

Jacques Marquette

d)

Louis Joliet

23.

Which explorer is called the “father of Arkansas” because he helped establish the first European settlement in Arkansas?

a)

Henri De Tonti

b)

Robert La Salle

c)

Jacques Marquette

d)

Louis Joliet

24.

John Law convinced which government to grant him land near the Arkansas Post to establish a new European settlement?

a)

French

b)

Italian

c)

Spanish

d)

English

25.

Which explorer is credited with coining the name “Little Rock” after finding little rocks on the bank of the Arkansas River?

a)

Henri De Tonti

b)

Bernard La harpe

c)

Jacques Marquette

d)

Hernando De Soto

26.

Which explorers first reported on the “hot springs of Washita?”

a)

Marquette and Joliet

b)

Lewis and Clark

c)

Hunter and Dunbar

d)

Jefferson and Monroe

27.

Why did Arkansas become a territory?

a)

It would establish a court system

b)

It would hurt the economy

c)

The government refused to help Arkansas

d)

The transportation system would be disbanded

28.

When did Arkansas become a territory?

a)

May 2, 1819

b)

January 19, 1802

c)

March 3rd, 1891

d)

March 2, 1819

29.

Who was the first governor of Arkansas?

a)

John Miller

b)

James Miller

c)

John Monroe

d)

James Monroe

30.

Who was the first secretary of state in Arkansas?

a)

James Miller

b)

Henry Conway

c)

Robert Crittenden

d)

George Izard

31.

What was one of the reasons that Gov. William Fulton didn’t want Arkansas to become a state?

a)

They weren’t ready

b)

Arkansas would lose all federal funding

c)

They would lose the taxes they had established

d)

The people would leave arkansas for another state

32.

Which state had to be admitted to the Union with Arkansas?

a)

Michigan

b)

Maine

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Missouri

33.

When did Arkansas become a state?

a)

June 2, 1836

b)

June 15, 1836

c)

March 3, 1836

d)

March 8, 1836

34.

Bill Clinton was raised in what Arkansas city?

a)

Hope

b)

Nashville

c)

Jonesboro

d)

Little Rock

35.

Bill Clinton became the ______ President of the United States.

a)

41st

b)

42nd

c)

38th

d)

43rd

36.

How many students did the NAACP select to integrate into Central High School?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

9

d)

5

37.

What did Governor Faubus do to stop the integration?

a)

Nothing

b)

Created a mob

c)

Shut down the school

d)

Had the Arkansas National Guard deployed to stop The 9 from entering the school

38.

What did President Eisenhower do to help The Little Rock 9?

a)

Sent 1000 paratroopers to escort them

b)

Passed a law to integrate schools

c)

Sent the National Guard to Little Rock to escort them

d)

Gave speeches in Little Rock to enforce integration

39.

Which president presented the Little Rock 9 with Congressional Gold Medals?

a)

Clinton

b)

Bush

c)

Eisenhower

d)

Obama

40.

Region #1 is...

a)

Ouachita Mountains

b)

Mississippi Alluvial Plains

c)

Crowley's Ridge

d)

Ozark Mountains

41.

Region #2 is...

a)

Ouachita Mountains

b)

Mississippi Alluvial Plains

c)

Arkansas River Valley

d)

Ozark Mountains

42.

Region #3 is...

a)

Ouachita Mountains

b)

Mississippi Alluvial Plains

c)

Arkansas River Valley

d)

Ozark Mountains

43.

Region #4 is...

a)

Ouachita Mountains

b)

Gulf Coastal Plains

c)

Arkansas River Valley

d)

Ozark Mountains

44.

Region #5 is...

a)

Ouachita Mountains

b)

Gulf Coastal Plains

c)

Crowley's Ridge

d)

Ozark Mountains

45.

Region #6 is...

a)

Ouachita Mountains

b)

Mississippi Alluvial Plains

c)

Crowley's Ridge

d)

Ozark Mountains