Study Aides for the "Traders and Factories on the Arkansas Frontier, 1805-1822" Article from the Arkansas Historical Quarterly Essay Questions for Traders and Factories 1. What were the objectives of the factory system set up by the United States in 1795? 2. What products did factors exchange for furs gathered by the Indians? 3. Where were the locations of factories in Arkansas? When and why was each one established? 4. What private traders competed with the factories? 5. Compare and contrast the problems faced by each of the factories in Arkansas? What problems were common to all three factories?     Multiple Choice Questions for Traders and Factories   1. The United States established how many factories between 1795 and 1822?   a. 10 b. 15 c. 31 d. 54 e. 23   2. The furs obtained from the Indians were preserved until shipment back East by storage in cellars and dousing with:   a. ice b. turpentine c. gunpowder d. bear oil e. chemical preservatives   3. The first factor of Arkansas Post was:   a. John B. Treat b. Pierre Chouteau c. James Waterman d. Matthew Lyon e. John Fowler   4. What Arkansas factor had been a famous national political figure, serving in the U.S. Congress and arrested during the 1798 Alien and Sedition Act Crisis?   a. Thomas Jefferson b. Matthew Lyon c. John Rogers d. Joseph Gravier   5. Indian Wars complicated the operation of Arkansas factories. Which Indian contest was the most troublesome?   a. Choctaws vs. Caddoes b. Chaniers vs. Cherokees c. Osages vs. Shawnees d. Kicapoos vs. Comanches e. Delawares vs. Tonkawas     Activity   Obtain a large map of Arkansas. Identify and mark each place mentioned in the article "Traders and Factories." Determine what geographical features each of the places have in common. Explain how this geographical feature was essential to carrying on the fur trade in Arkansas.