Civil War
European Relations
Early Arkansas
Arkansas Politics
Arkansas Facts
100
What were examples of slave resistance in Arkansas?

running away

physical altercations

practicing religion

plying whites off of each other

100
What group had poor relations with the Quapaw?
Spanish
100
What was the first settlement in Arkansas?
The Arkansas Post
100
What were the 2 main parties in early Arkansas politics?
whigs and democrats
100
What 2 regions is Arkansas divided into?
Uplands and Lowlands
200
What was the biggest battle in all of Arkansas during the Civil War?
the Battle of Pea Ridge
200
What European group had cordial relations with the Quapaw?
French
200

Besides rivers, what other transportation was important in the Antebellum era?

Southwest Trail
200
In Early politics, who had disproportionate voting influence?
Lowland areas
200
What was the forced removal of Indian tribes called?
Trail of Tears
300
What officially starts the civil war?
South Carolina's fire on Fort Sumter
300
Why were the Quapaw open to the French and their culture?
Their own population was dwindling
300
How did Arkansas get its name?
Quapaw tribe - they were also known as the Arkansaia by other settlers
300
How did Arkansas get a violent state reputation?
murder, dueling judges, dueling senators, brawling newspaper editors
300
Who was the woman known for leading an elite school that taught all races?
Sophia Sawyer
400
When did Arkansas secede from the Union?
May 1861
400
What were the effects of Afro-Eurasian contact with Native Americans?
germs and disease
400
Who were the 1st people in Arkansas?
Paleoindians and Dalton people
400
What is important to note about Arkansas' delegation?
it was far ahead of popular opinion
400
What was the Southwest trail mainly used for?
Getting to Texas
500
Arkansas followed 2nd in the amount of troops supplied to the Union to what state?
Tennessee
500
What was the difference in Quapaw and French religion?
Quapaw - manifestation of spiritual power

French - God holds spiritual power

500
What were Arkansas' first 3 major tribes?
Caddo, Osage, Quapaw
500
What is "The Family" and who are they made up of?
A huge power of democrats in Arkansas

Sevier, Conway, Johnson

500
Who began the Arkansas Traveler?
Edward Washbourne
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