4th Nine Weeks Test Flashcards

1
Q

Who was the only person in Arkansas that voted NOT to secede from Union; became governor of “Union” Arkansas

A

Isaac Murphy

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2
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Number of people who served in Union forces and people in Confederate forces in AR

A

8000 Union

60000 Confederate

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3
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Commanding Confederate general

A

Robert E. Lee

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4
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After which battle did Lincoln raise a “real” army?

A

First Battle of Bull Run

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5
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Commanding Union general at Battle of Shiloh

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Ulysses S. Grant

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6
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Bloodiest day in American history

A

Antietam

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7
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Union victory that successfully cut Confederacy in half

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Battle of Vicksburg

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8
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City that became head of state government after Little Rock captured

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Washington AR

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9
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Largest battle west of the Mississippi River

A

Pea Ridge

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10
Q

General that used “total war” in Arkansas

A

Thomas Hindman

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11
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Confederate camp near Cabot that marks death from disease of around 1500 soldiers

A

Camp Nelson

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12
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Union plan to take Shreveport; included taking Little Rock

A

Steels Southern Campaign

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13
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Location for the final surrender of Civil War

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Appomattox Court House

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14
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Describe Emancipation Proclamation

A

Freed all slaves in the Confederacy

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15
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Organization formed to educate black citizens, feed poor and establish hospitals

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Freedman’s Bureau

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16
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Describe Brooks Baxter War

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Conflict between 2 Republicans running for AR governor resulting in 200 deaths

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17
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Describe sharecropper

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Farmer who rents land and receives portion of profit from crop after paying fees to landowners

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18
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Describe iron-clad oath

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Required sworn loyalty to the United States both before and following the Civil War

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19
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Democrats who came to power after Republicans ending Reconstruction

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Redeemers

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20
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13th amendment

A

Prohibited slavery

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21
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14th amendment

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All people born or naturalized cannot be denied rights of citizenship based on their race, nation of origin, or previous condition of servitude

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22
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15th amendment

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All citizens had the right to vote

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23
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Three groups that held political position in Arkansas at beginning of reconstruction

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  1. African Americans
  2. Scalawags
  3. Carpet Baggers
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24
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Supreme Court case for “separate but equal”

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Plessey v. Ferguson

25
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Jeff Davis

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This man presented himself as one of the simple folk; able to reach the small farmers and hill country people-they were his wool-hat boys. Posing as the hero of the poor whites and speaking out against the rich. Believed African Americans should be kept in their place

26
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George Donaghey

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This governor brought an end to the shameful convict-lease system; released 360 men from prison who were serving time for minor crimes; lost 3rd term to Joe Robinson

27
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Joe Robinson

A

Person who was a congressman, governor, and senator in a space of just 2 weeks

28
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Charles Brough

A

While he was governor, women were allowed to vote in the primary election, making AR the only southern state to allow women to vote
The Corporation Commission was formed during this governor’s term

29
Q

Elaine Race Riot

A

IDK

30
Q

Describe Southern Tenant Farmers Union

A

Wanted to get a fair share of government payments

31
Q

First African Americans teacher in Little Rock

A

Charlotte Andrews

32
Q

First women elected to serve as United States senator

A

Hattie Caraway

33
Q

Dyess Colony

A

It was communal; all profits from farms and businesses were shared; it was strictly for white Arkansans; Designed in the shape of a wagon wheel

34
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FDIC

A

This was formed to back savings accounts; encouraged people to put money back into the banks

35
Q

Social Security

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Formed to collect taxes to be used to pay pensions for retired, disabled, and unemployed

36
Q

FERA

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Provided food, shelter, and money for the unemployed. Over $9 million came to Arkansas

37
Q

Arkansas’ 1920s new official nickname

A

The Wonder State

38
Q

Impact of depression on Arkansas

A

IDK

39
Q

Year of most destructive flood

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1927

40
Q

Harvey Couch accomplishment

A
  1. Started the first radio station the WOK in Pine Bluff
  2. Convinced Northern bankers to build dams on Ouachita River
  3. Started the Arkansas Power and Light Company
  4. Began telephone lines in Arkansas
41
Q

Liberal and conservative definitions

A

Liberal- Term means one supportive of government programs

Conservative- Term means one opposed to government programs

42
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Deficit spending

A

Using borrowed money to fund government programs

43
Q

Industry increased during WWII

A

Bauxite

44
Q

Executive order of 9066

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Japanese Americans were forced to move to War Relocation Camps

45
Q

Two Japanese internment camps in Arkansas

A

Jerome

Rohwer

46
Q

Three POW camps in Arkansas

A

Camp Robinson
Camp Chaffee
Dermott

47
Q

Williwaw War

A

Nickname for WWII conflict between US and Japanese troops in the Aleutian Islands
Williwaw describes sudden violent gusts of wind, often accomplished by rain, snow, and fog
Arkansas National Guard troops were mobilized and served in this conflict

48
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Arkansas’ population trend between 1940 and 1950

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Population dropped 10.9%

49
Q

Hoxie

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September 1955-moved 21 African Americans into school system

50
Q

Fayetteville

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Integrated 3 weeks later with 6 African American students

51
Q

Charleston

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First district in the “old south” to comply with Brown vs. Board of Education decision

52
Q

Central High Crisis

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the location of the first attempts of public school integration in Little rock in the 1950s. The conflicts between segregationists, law enforcement, the public, and civil rights activists drew international attention to the situation

53
Q

Arkansas governor during Central High Crisis

A

Orval Faubus

54
Q

David Pryor

A

Popular Arkansas politician who served as a state legislator, as governor, a US senator, and in the US House of Representatives

55
Q

Dale Bumpers

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a successful Arkansas governor and US senator in the 1970s, 80s and 90s

56
Q

William Fulbright

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Reelected Rockefeller to a second terms as US Senate, and gave their electoral votes to George Wallace for president

57
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John McClellan

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Led other democrats on senate committee to walk out of hearings in protest of Senator McCarthy’s brash and aggressive behavior

58
Q

Winthrop Rockefeller

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the first Republican governor elected in Arkansas since Reconstruction; he replaced Orval Faubus. He was also a well-known philanthropist and business leader

59
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Elsijane Roy

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in 1975 became the first woman appointed to the Arkansas Supreme Court