AR History Chapt. 8 Flashcards
One elected to represent others; for instance, a member of the US Congress
Delegate
A reward in the form of free land given to soldiers who fought on behalf of the US government
Veteran’s Bonus
Areas of land having been measured and divided into townships and sections
Surveyed
Measurements of land equal to thirty-six square miles
Townships
Measurements of land equal to one square mile; there are thirty-six sections per township
Sections
The name given–on the basis of its shape–to the land south of 36’30/ (the Arkansas/Missouri border elsewhere) that belongs to Missouri
Bootheel
The practice of owning human beings as laborers
Slavery
Having been destroyed or ended totally, as in slavery
Abolished
Act of the US Congress prohibiting the practice of slavery in the land north and west of the Ohio River (not including the Louisiana Purchase which came later)
Northwest Ordinance
A machine that removes seeds from cotton
Cotton Gin
The 1820-21 US congressional prohibition of slavery north of 36’30 latitude except in Missouri, which was admitted as a slave state to balance Maine’s admission as a free state
Missouri Compromise
The city that is the seat of government in a country or state
Capital
A part-time citizen army
Militia
Newspaper founded by William Woodruff at Arkansas Post (Arkansas County) in 1819 before being moved to Little Rock in 1821 after relocation of the capital. The current form of this is the oldest, continuously published newspaper west of the Mississippi River
Arkansas Gazette
The founder of the Arkansas Gazette
William Woodruff
One who is appointed to represent one nation to another
Ambassador
A highly organized political group under the leadership of a boss or small elite group of chosen or privileged leaders; an unofficial system of political organization based on patronage (the power to make appointments to government jobs based on family relations or friendships, rather than qualifications; used to control or influence political policies)
Political Machine
Another name for the Family, the Democratic power elite of territorial and early statehood days in Arkansas; in general, the term means a group of rulers related by birth or marriage
Dynasty
The political party founded by Thomas Jefferson that became known as the Democratic Party under the leadership of Andrew Jackson
Democratic Party
A fight between two men in response to an insult, to settle a matter of honor
Duel
The political party formed in opposition to Jackson’s Democratic Party
Whigs
An agreement between the US government and Indian tribe defining land ownership
Treaty
Cherokees’ leader, also known as George Gist, best known for his development of the written Cherokee language; he lived in Arkansas River valley around 1824
Sequoyah
Protestant organization to teach and promote the Christian faith to the Cherokees and to provide needed services
Dwight Mission
Town in the Arkansas River Valley that was originally established as a military outpost to monitor Indian Territory
Fort Smith
The immigration route of southeastern Indian tribes forcibly removed from their native land to Indian Territory
Trail of Tears
A road built by the US government to traverse Arkansas from Memphis to Fort Smith
Military Road
Wheels made of horizontal blades powered by a steam engine that moved steamboats up and down America’s rivers
Paddlewheels
Entire trees caught on a river bottom that could ‘saw’ a boat into pieces; similar to a snag
Sawyers
Boats designed to remove snags from river channels; used to remove the Red River Raft
Snag Boats
The building that houses a state’s legislature
Capitol
