ARKANSAS HISTORICAL QUARTERLY, Volume 51(Spring 1992)

Study Questions for "The Significance of the Arkansas Colonial Experience"

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1. All of the residents of colonial Arkansas were poor, uneducated criminals and wanderers.
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False
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2. Balthazar de Villiers died bankrupt because of trade losses, "some of which he incurred when he outfitted a band of refugees from the Amercian Revolution."
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3. Commandants were expected to encourage immigration, improve Indian relations, and keep out English invaders.
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False
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4. The author commends the commandants for keeping public and private interests separate.
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False
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5. The author feels that economic development in colonial Arkansas was possible, but the commandants "dropped the ball."
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False
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6. The author believes that one of the many reasons people did not move to Arkansas was the condition of its roads.
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False
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7. People writing about Arkansas' inhabitants often complained that they were poor and immoral.
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8. Arkansas' reputation probably discouraged immigration.
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9. The land grants given by the panicked Spanish government to prevent American invasion served to further prevent the growth and development of Arkansas.
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10. The author feels that Arkansas Post may prove to be as important to Arkansas' present as Williamsburg was to Virginia's and Charleston's was to South Carolina.
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False
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MULTIPLE CHOICE

11. Arkansas Post has earned a reputation for being the home of _______________________________.
hunters
vagabonds
people of gentle birth
both choice 1 and choice 2 are correct.
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12. The author feels that in many respects, the commandants were ___________________________________________.
"military officers first and merchant-capitalists second."
"merchant-capitalists first and military officers second."
"farmers first and government officials second."
"government officials first and businessmen second."
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13. Who reestablished the Arkansas garrison in 1732?
Pierre de Coulange
George Washington
Napoleon
No one; it was never reestablished.
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14. Which of the following was a goal/were goals of the colonial administrations?
encouragement of immigration
improving Indian relations
Both choice 1 and choice 2 were goals of the colonial administrations.
There were no goals.
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15. The author believes that many of Arkansas' present problems
only recently came about.
have their roots in the eighteenth (18th) century.
resulted from the Industrial Revolution.
have been blown out of proportion by writers and politicians.
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16. Which of the following two cities were established/founded in the same generation as Arkansas Post?
Philadelphia and Charleston
Kansas City and Boston
Miami and Charlotte
Omaha and Little Rock
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17. Which of the following two cities were founded/established after Arkansas Post but are still thriving while Arkansas Post no longer exists?
Baton Rouge and Dallas
Memphis and Charleston
New Orleans and St. Louis
Boston and Philadelphia
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18. Arkansas' predominant antebellum image was that of ____________________
the Natural State.
the Empty State.
the Sunshine State.
the Bear State.
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19. Which of the following contributed to Arkansas' slow economic development?
"the removal of Arkansas Post from the fertile highlands of the Grand Prairie to the swamps of Desha County."
the discouragement of economic development in Arkansas from St. Louis officials so that Arkansas would not provide any competition to St. Louis.
population growth.
all of the above contributed to the slow economic development of Arkansas.
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20. The author feels that the original views of Arkansas and its inhabitants
have persisted.
contributed to the decline of Arkansas Post.
have contributed to Arkansas' need to play catch-up with the rest of the nation.
all of the above are true of the original views of Arkansas and its inhabitants.
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