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Sevond 9 Weeks Test Flashcards

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1
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Who won all the state offices in 1836?

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The dynasty

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2
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How did the “specie circular” prompt a nationwide economic disaster?

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President Jackson required hold or silver to be used for all transactions.

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3
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What was the “Common School Law” that was put into effect by the general assembly by governor Yell?

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Set aside land in each township that was to be sold to provide money for schools

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4
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What is a squatter?

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Someone who took over land because it had not been surveyed

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5
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What was the cash crop for Arkansas?

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Cotton

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Who was primarily blamed for the violence in Arkansas?

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Young unmarried men

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7
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What is the oldest continuing school in Arkansas?

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St. Mary’s Academy

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What is the name for the Arkansas troops that volunteered to fight in the Mexican war?

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Mounted devils of Arkansas

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9
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How did the California gold rush affect Arkansas in 1849?

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Arkansas was the starting point for one of the major trails in California

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10
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What was the Mountain Meadows massacre?

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Massacre of Arkansas man, woman and children in Utah

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11
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Arkansas was the____state to become part of the United States.

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25th

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12
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First secretary and acting governor of Arkansas territory

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Robert Crittenden

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13
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What was Robert Crittendens political party?

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The Whig party

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14
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What was the year the Arkansas became a territory?

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1819

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What year did Arkansas become a state?

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1836

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16
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What was the first capital of Arkansas?

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The Arkansas post

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17
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What was the second capital of Arkansas?

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Little Rock

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Which treaty let the Cherokee change their mind for new land in Arkansas

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Treaty of 1817

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What was the name of the mission that was built near Russellville by protestants with the purpose of converting the Native Americans?

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Dwight mission

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20
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What major they caused many people, including Tennessee “volunteers” to travel through Arkansas?

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The Texas revolution

21
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Who is Arkansas’s “sister state”?

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Michigan

22
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What were two requirements for statehood?

A

50,000 citizens and their own state constitution

23
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What were the five counties a territorial Arkansas?

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Clark County, Hempstead County, Arkansas County, Pulaski County, Lawrence County

24
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What were the four governors of Arkansas territory in order?

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James Miller, George Izard John Pope, William Fulton

25
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Boat with a rounded bottom and structure that helps it move straight; could be pulled upstream by men or horses or pushed along with polls

A

Keel boat

26
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A raft like about used for floating downstream

A

Float boat

27
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Why did Arkansas not want Arkansas to become a state?

A

Becoming a state would require Arkansas to pay higher taxes

28
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Boats designed to remove the blockage from River channels; such as the red river raft

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Snag boat

29
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Fastest way of transportation during territorial.; Included paddlewheels to power the steam engine

A

Steamboat

30
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He brought ideas from Britain illegally, which led to the first US spinning mill.

A

Samuel Slater

31
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Term that means “hands off policy;” (government doesn’t interfere)

A

Lazie faire

32
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Responsible for the first transatlantic cable.

A

Cyrus field

33
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First dual purpose textile factory built in eastern Massachusetts; hired women

A

Lowell factory

34
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Created with invention of cotton gin

A

Eli Whitney

35
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What did the Adams onis treaty do?

A

Added Florida to the US

36
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Which of the following is a reason why factories begin in the. New England states?

A

Fast-moving river, large workforce, access to the ocean

37
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What’s the following describes the Rush bagot treaty

A

Limited the US and Britain is naval forces on the Great Lakes

38
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Which of the following is part of the Monroe doctrine

A

Close the United States to any further colonization by other nations

39
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Where did the national Road texted you

A

Vandalia Illinois

40
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Which of the following best describes the Erie Canal system

A

Brought cheap transport of western farmers good to new York

41
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What was the Supreme Court ruling in the McCoullough vs Maryland

A

The Supreme Court ruled that the state could not attach the national bank

42
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Who was present during the war of 1812

A

James Madison

43
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Who was the Shawnee chief you attempted to unify Indian tribes

A

Tecumseh

44
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What battle did American forces beat the British and Native Americans ending the American resistance on the Ohio River Valley

A

Battle of Thames

45
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Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner

A

Francis Scott Key

46
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What was the treaty that ended the war of 1812

A

Treaty of Ghent

47
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What were causes of the war of 1812

A

Impressment and the British wanted to get on the American ships because they were treated better and got better pay

48
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Describe the Marbury versus Madison Supreme Court case

A

The Supreme Court ruled against Marbury because of judicial review

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