Study+Questions

//Chapter 3 Study Questions//
1. Describe the early efforts to explore Arkansas.

2. Explain the importance of transportation to the people of Arkansas.

3. Give the location of some of the first settlements.

4. Describe agriculture in this period: the size of farms, the crops grown.

5. What was the effect of the War of 1812 on Arkansas?

6. Explain the Missouri Compromise, with emphasis on the part that applied to Arkansas.

7. Explain how territorial government worked.

8. Tell why the territorial capital was moved from Arkansas Post to Little Rock.

9. Explain the role of the Family in territorial politics

10. Why did Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears occur?