Territory/Statehood
What was the first capital of Arkansas?
Arkansas Post
What crop led to a higher number of slaves in Arkansas?
Cotton
What is the capital of Arkansas?
Little Rock
Who was the Governor of Arkansas who eventually became President of the United States?
William Jefferson Clinton
Which city is almost entirely a national park?
Hot Springs
What are the names of the "Family?"
Rector, Conway, Sevier, and Johnson
When was the Battle of Prairie Grove?
December 7, 1863
Which university was moved to Fayetteville in 1872? What is it called now?
Arkansas Industrial University
University of Arkansas
Who was the Texas Ranger who was assigned a Confederate command in Arkansas during the Civil War and fought and died in the Battle of Pea Ridge?
Benjamin McCulloch
What was bauxite used for in World War II?
The aircraft industry
When did Arkansas become a territory?
1819
The Civil War battles in Arkansas were a part of which region of battle?
The Trans-Mississippi Region
What year did women gain the right to vote in Arkansas?
1917
Who was Governor of Arkansas during the secession crisis who was known as a weak leader and would not make up his mind about secession?
Henry Rector
In what year were diamonds discovered in Arkansas?
1906
When did Arkansas become a state?
June 15, 1836
Who are scalawags and carpetbaggers?
Carpetbaggers are Northerners who came to Arkansas to help with reconstruction
Scalawags are Southern Unionists who supported the Freedmen's Bureau and the Republican Government
What are the names of the two Japanese Internment Camps in Arkansas?
Rohwer Camp
Jerome Camp
Who was the Union general who took control of Little Rock and led the failed Camden Expedition?
Frederick Steele
When was the Arsenal Incident?
February of 1861
Who was the U.S. Representative from Arkansas who started the process for Arkansas to become a state? Also a member of “The Family.”
Many Confederate leaders died or were captured at the Battle of Pea Ridge. Who was the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th person in charge at Leetown?
Benjamin McCulloch- Died
James McIntosh- Died
Louis Hébert- Captured
Albert Pike- Retreated
How many Arkansan men fought in World War I?
70,000
A Methodist preacher who lost the Governor Election of 1872, but challenged the results and caused the Brooks-Baxter War.
Joseph Brooks
How many Confederate soldiers were captured at the Battle of Arkansas Post?
4,791 men