AR History Practice Exam

1.

1 point

Jonesboro is a major community in the geographic region of Crowley's Ridge.

True

False

2.

1 point

The Delta region produces most of Arkansas' cotton and rice.

True

False

3.

1 point

Ft. Smith is a major city found in the Timberlands.

True

False

4.

1 point

The Delta is the home of the Razorbacks.

True

False

5.

1 point

On the AR flag, there is a lone blue star above the name that represents the fact that Arkansas was once an independent nation.

True

False

6.

1 point

Arkansas got its name from the Quapaw indians.

True

False

7.

1 point

The Ozarks are rich with timber and oil.

True

False

8.

1 point

President Bill Clinton was born in Hope, which is a town found in the West Gulf Coastal Plains.

True

False

9.

1 point

Arkansas has many natural resources.

True

False

10.

1 point

Which regions are known for their good farmland?

The Delta and the Timberlands

The Ozarks and the Ouchitas

The Ozarks and the Delta

11.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT one of our state symbols?

White tailed deer

milk

maple tree

12.

1 point

What years are we referring to when we talk about the 14th century?

1600s

1400s

1500s

1300s

13.

1 point

The Little Rock 9 integrated Central High School in 1957. What century is that?

21st

19th

18th

20th

14.

1 point

This group were nomads and used long spear heads when they hunted

Archaic

Mississippian

Paleo-indians

Woodland

15.

1 point

This group used Arkansas as a hunting ground

Caddo

Quapaw

Osage

Paleo-indians

16.

1 point

This was a device used to make spears go farther

atlatl

adze

17.

1 point

This group lived in Southwest Arkansas and used tribal masks, covered themselves in tattoos, and created a salt industry.

Osage

Caddo

Archaic

Quapaw

18.

1 point

This group was described by Europeans as tall, dark, handsome and peaceful.

Osage

Caddo

Quapaw

Paleo-Indian

19.

1 point

This was an ancient tool used for chopping wood or carving canoes out of logs

adze

atlatl

20.

1 point

This group settle along riverbanks or ridges, had the tools to make bread, and would travel to meet with other groups and exchange ideas.

Paleo-indian

Woodland

Archaic

Mississippian

21.

1 point

This group experienced tooth decay and weight gain due to the amount of corn in their diet.

Paleo-indian

Archaic

Woodland

Mississippian

22.

1 point

This group was the first encountered by European explorers.

Quapaw

Osage

Paleo-indian

Caddo

23.

1 point

Who was the first European to come to Arkansas?

De Soto

Marquette and Joliet

La Salle

Lewis and Clark

24.

1 point

These explorers documented Hot Springs and wrote the first words in English about Arkansas

Dunbar and Hunter

Marquette and Joliet

Lewis and Clark

La Salle and De Tonti

25.

1 point

He tricked people into settling in Arkansas and abandoned them there.

De Tonti

John Law

De Soto

La Salle

26.

1 point

This explorer claimed Arkansas for France in an elaborate ceremony

La Salle

De Tonti

John Law

De Soto

27.

1 point

This explorer created the first European settlement in Arkansas

De Soto

De Tonti

Marquette

La Salle

28.

1 point

This explorer was searching for gold

De Soto

Joliet

De Tonti

John Law

29.

1 point

These explorers inspired La Salle to explore the Mississippi River

La Salle and De Tonti

Marquette and Joliet

Dunbar and Hunter

Lewis and Clark

30.

1 point

How did the New Madrid Earthquake affect Arkansas?

It was so bad that thousands of people died or had to abandon their property

The New Madrid Earthquake did not occur near Arkansas

It was too small of an earthquake to affect anything

It was so strong that the ground rolled like waves, new lakes were formed and the Mississippi River flowed north

31.

1 point

Which of the following is the best description of the Missouri Compromise?

It was a compromise between the governors of Missouri and Arkansas about the location of their borders

It was a compromise that required all states around Missouri to be slave states

It was a compromise that was designed to keep the balance of power even between the slave state and free states

None of the above

32.

1 point

What led to the removal of Indians from Arkansas and other Southern states?

The increase in Indians wanting to blend in with white society

The decrease in treaties between the Indians and the U.S. government

The increase in white settlement in the area

The decrease in Indian desire to live on ancient tribal lands

33.

1 point

The ___________ was the systematic removal of various tribes from the south, across Arkansas and into Oklahoma

Trail of Tears

Great Migration

Mass Extinction

All of the above

34.

1 point

In the 1800s, disagreements between the North and the South arose due to differences in their ____________.

populations

economies

attitudes

music

35.

1 point

Why was the election of 1860 so important?

The election of Abraham Lincoln sparked the secession of several Southern states

It was the first election held after the Civil War

The election was the first one to allow African Americans to vote

All of the above

36.

1 point

Where were most battlefield hospitals located during the Civil War?

the local hospital would make room for soldiers from the battle

local farmhouses and other buildings close to the battle would be taken over

the Civil War did not utilize battlefield hospitals

none of the above

37.

1 point

Which of the following best describes General Hindman's total war policy in Arkansas during the Civil War?

He confiscated and destroyed land and property no matter which side the landowner supported

He forced his men to fight in every battle fought in Arkansas, which caused a huge number of casualties

He killed all Northern supporters on sight without a trial

None of the above

38.

1 point

Why did Arkansas have two governments during the Civil War?

The people of Arkansas could not decide who should be governor, so they let two people have the position

Once the Union took Little Rock, there was a Union government and a Confederate government

Arkansas had actually split into two separate states

39.

1 point

What role did women play during most of the U.S. wars?

They served as nurses

They served as factory and farm workers

They defended their homes or joined the auxiliary to the military

All of the above

40.

1 point

What did the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments do?

ended slavery, made the sale of alcohol illegal and gave women the right to vote

ended slavery, gave citizenship to African Americans and extended the right to vote

ended slavery, made alcohol illegal and made alcohol legal again

41.

1 point

What does the term Radical Reconstruction refer to?

the period in which the North was harsh on the South after the Civil War

the programs the Republicans put into place to try to help the newly freed slaves

the period of rebuilding the South after Lincoln was assassinated

All of the above

42.

1 point

How were the Democrats able to take control of Arkansas after Reconstruction?

Radical Reconstruction was completed and the Republicans just left

The Republicans were fighting amongst themselves

the KKK had taken control of the state and allowed the Democrats to rule

43.

1 point

Which of the following describes how sharecropping worked?

Landowners would allow black farmers to work and live on their land and they would share the profits once the crop was sold

Landowners would take advantage of the black farmers working their land by charging high fees that were difficult to pay back

Black farmers working the land were in a cycle of debt that essentially made them slaves to the landowner

All of the above

44.

1 point

Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?

the elaborate system of alliances

militarism - the buildup of weapons

extreme nationalism - pride in one's country

isolationism - countries trying to avoid conflict at all costs

45.

1 point

The U.S. entered WWI because

the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor

the French wouldn't stop begging us to help them

the Germans began showing signs of aggression towards the U.S.

46.

1 point

Which of the following was NOT a way that Arkansans made sacrifices during WWI?

Wheatless Mondays and Meatless Tuesdays

They served in the Red Cross and sent supplies to soldiers

They allowed doctors to take over their home to tend to the wounded during battles

none of the above

47.

1 point

What factors combined to cause hardship and financial depression for Arkansas in the 1930s?

an earthquake, the stock market crash and the Civil War

the New Deal, high taxes and poor roads

a flood, a drought and the stock market crash

all of the above

48.

1 point

The Great Depression was caused by just one factor, the stock market crash of 1929.

True

False

49.

1 point

Which of the following did NOT occur in Arkansas during the Great Depression?

Many Arkansans found work through a variety of New Deal programs

many Arkansans migrated to California looking to find work

Arkansans did not feel the depression as hard as many other states

a riot broke out due to a lack of food and government support

50.

1 point

Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal was designed

to promote civil rights

to end WWII

to pull the country out of the depression

none of these