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.