WorksheetsExploring Arkansas: Territory to Statehood
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 31mins
Who was the first territorial governor of Arkansas?
James Miller
William Woodruff
Robert Crittenden
Henry Conway
Which river was most important for early transportation and trade in the Arkansas Territory?
Mississippi River
Arkansas River
Red River
White River
Which Native American tribe was forcibly relocated through Arkansas on the Trail of Tears?
Cherokee
Sioux
Apache
Iroquois
Which U.S. President signed the bill creating the Arkansas Territory?
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
Who served as acting governor and was influential in Arkansas’s early government?
Robert Crittenden
James Miller
William Fulton
Elias Conway
Which city became the capital of the Arkansas Territory in 1821?
Fayetteville
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Fort Smith
What was the main reason for the relocation of Native American tribes through Arkansas?
Gold discovery
Indian Removal Act
Civil War
Railroad construction
Which of the following best describes the process Arkansas followed to become a state?
Petitioned Congress, wrote a constitution, gained approval
Declared independence, fought a war, joined the Union
Was purchased from France, then admitted
Was annexed by Texas, then became a state
How did the arrival of steamboats impact economic development in early Arkansas?
Made river travel slower
Increased trade and transportation efficiency
Caused more Native American settlements
Reduced the need for farming
Why did many settlers move to Arkansas during the territorial period?
To escape cold weather
For fertile land and new opportunities
To join the gold rush
To avoid military service
What was a major effect of the Indian Removal Act on Arkansas?
Decreased population
Increased traffic along the Trail of Tears
Ended all farming
Led to statehood
How did the establishment of the Arkansas Gazette newspaper influence the territory?
Spread news and information to settlers
Ended all political debates
Caused a population decrease
Led to war with Native Americans
Why was the location of Little Rock chosen as the territorial capital?
It was the largest city
Its central location and river access
It was near the gold mines
It was the oldest settlement
Analyze how the process of statehood for Arkansas compared to other states admitted in the same era.
Arkansas had a much longer process than most
Arkansas followed a similar process of petition, constitution, and approval
Arkansas was the only state to be admitted by war
Arkansas was admitted without a constitution
Assess the reasons why early settlers chose to settle near rivers in Arkansas.
Rivers provided water, transportation, and fertile land
Rivers were dangerous and avoided
Rivers had no impact on settlement
Rivers were only used for recreation
Evaluate the significance of the Arkansas Gazette in shaping public opinion during the territorial period.
It had no influence
It informed and influenced settlers’ views on important issues
It only published advertisements
It was not read by anyone
Assess the role of transportation developments, such as steamboats, in the economic growth of early Arkansas.
They slowed economic growth
They made trade and movement of goods much easier, boosting the economy
They were not used in Arkansas
They only benefited Native Americans
What was the first capital of Arkansas?
Little Rock
Texarkana
Arkansas Toast
Arkansas Post
Why did legislators in Arkansas move the territorial capital to Little Rock?
Swamps & Mosquitos
West Nile
Little Rock is Centrally located
Mumps/Measles
Arkansas was the _____th state to enter the union.
26
27
50
25
Why did people protest becoming a state?
They wanted to join a different country.
They wanted to become their own country.
They didn't want to loose the Union's federal funding.
They wanted to join the Republic of Texas.
What do we call the trail in which the Cherokee marched to the Indian Territory?
Tear of Trails
Happy Trials
Trails and Sails
Trail of Tears
Which states were eventually created from the Mexican Territory?
California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming
Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Alabama, Illinois
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Delaware
What did Americans call the belief that is was the natural right of the US to control all the land from the Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean?
Destiny
American Dream
Expansion
Manifest Destiny
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
What would Arkansas lose if it became a state?
People
Territory
Federal Funding
State Funding
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 Mexican American War started over dispute concerning what territory?
Arkansas
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona
Which group of explorers traveled south and discovered Hot Springs?
Hunter and Dunbar
Lewis and Clark
Freeman and Curtis
Zebulon Pike and Henry Rowe
Which is not a part of the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri would enter as a slave state.
Maine would enter as a free state.
Any state could be a free state if they had enough votes.
Besides Missouri, all states above the (36,30) line would enter as a free state.
What natural phenomenon happened during the New Madrid Earthquakes?
Mountains were formed
Mud slides
Fires
The Mississippi River flowed backwards
