Native Americans
Explorers
True or False
Regions
Facts
100
The name of this Native American tribe means "Downstream People"
Quapaw
100
What location was the first European Settlement west of the Mississippi River
Arkansas Post
100
True or False: This is an example of a fast flowing River?
False (Meandering River)
100
The smallest of the six regions in Arkansas
Crowley's Ridge
100
Arkansas has how many counties
75
200
This Native American tribe made their homes near Missouri
Osage
200
Which country first claimed Arkansas?
Spain
200
England is located in Arkansas River Valley
False (Mississippi Alluvial Plain)
200
This is one of the largest rice-producing areas in the United States
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
200
What is the largest manmade lake in Arkansas
Lake Ouachita
300
This Native American tribe made their homes in the Delta close to where the Mississippi River and Arkansas River meet.
Quapaw
300
This explorer was the first European to explore Arkansas?
Hernando De Soto
300
Arkansas borders Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Louisnana.
True
300
Pinnacle Mountain and the Clinton Library can be visited in this region.
Arkansas River Valley
300
What is the largest natural lake in Arkansas?
Lake Chicot
400
This Native American tribe was known for their Effigy Pots which was pottery that sometimes resembled human heads.
Caddo
400
This explorer(s) stopped in Arkansas where he began a settlement and trading post near the mouth of the Arkansas River. (Father of Arkansas)
Henri De Tonti
400
The following are the reasons Europeans invaded Arkansas.
Desire for new lands
Desire to spread religious beliefs
Desire to create new trade routes
True
400
This region is home to major corporations such as Wal-Mart, Tyson, and J.B. Hunt transportation.
Ozark Mountains
400
The highest point in Arkansas
Mount Magazine
500
The Native American tribe were known to be fierce warriors
Osage
500
This explorer traveled the AR River and visited the Arkansas Post as well as the settlement that would become LR
Thomas Nuttall
500
Unique mountain ridge that runs East to West instead of North to South is the Ozark Mountains.
False: Ouachita Mountains
500
The timber industry is still an important part of this regions economy.
Ouachita Mountains
500
Which is the correct order of who claimed Arkansas
A. France, Spain, France, Spain, USA
B. Spain, France, Spain, France, USA
C. Spain, France, USA
B: Spain is the first to claim Arkansas. France is the first to settle Arkansas. Spain received AR after the French and Indian War. A Secret treaty gave Arkansas back to France. France sold the Louisiana Territory to the US in 1803.