Civil War

Question 1

Helena

Answer 1

NEAR MISSOURI BORDER

Confederate force tried to retake to draw Union forces away from Vicksburg

Question 2

Pea Ridge

Answer 2

CENTRAL ARKANSAS

Samuel Curtis pushed confederate troops out of Missouri & Northwest Arkansas

Question 3

Red River Campaign

Answer 3

WEST OF MISSISSIPPI
•Last organized fighting in Arkansas during the Civil War.
•Steele was unable to take over the Confederate cotton trade.

Question 4

Sumpter

Answer 4

HARBOR CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

Question 5

Vicksburg

Answer 5

MISSISSIPPI

Question 6

Wilsons Creek

Answer 6

SPRINGFIELD, MISSISSIPPI

Union general met up with confederate forces

Question 7

David O Dodd

Answer 7

• “THE BOY HERO OF ARKANSAS”
• Had coded documents about the union troop strength in Little Rock in his possession.
• Hung as a spy by Union army

Question 8

David Walker

Answer 8

Calls convention back to order on May 6th

Question 9

Earl Van Dorn

Answer 9

GENERAL
•sent to control of confederate troops in Arkansas
•planned an attack on Curtis’ troops

Question 10

Fredrick Steele

Answer 10

GENERAL

•ordered to march south and meet union troops at Shreveport

Question 11

Harris Flannigan

Answer 11

ARKANSAS CONFEDERATE GOVERNOR

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Question 12

Henry Rector

Answer 12

GOVERNOR

•spoke to general assembly choose between “union without slavery” or “slavery without the union”

Question 13

Issac Murphy

Answer 13

Only man to vote against secession

Question 14

Thomas C Hindman

Answer 14

CONFEDERATE GENERAL

•sent to control Arkansas and used “Total war methods”

Question 15

What issues divided Arkansans before the Civil War

Answer 15

Slavery

Question 16

Describe the outcome of the Presidential election of 1860

Answer 16

Abraham Lincoln won

Question 17

Why did Arkansas have dual governments during the civil war

Answer 17

Because of the secession

Question 18

Where were the dual governments located?

Answer 18

NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS

Question 19

What issues did the civil war resolve?

Answer 19

• 1 nation could not be divided

* slavery would no longer exist in the U.S

Question 20

Arkansas Post

Answer 20

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS

Confederate forces defending it came under attack