Question 1

Reconstruction Era

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The period after the Civil War in the United States, when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union, 1863–1877.

Question 2

Bill Clinton

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42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001, previously served as Governor of Arkansas.

Question 3

Arkansas River Navigation System

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A series of locks and dams that allow for commercial and recreational navigation along the Arkansas River.

Question 4

Ouachita Mountains

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A mountain range in west central Arkansas noted for its scenic beauty, mineral springs, and recreational opportunities.

Question 5

Hot Springs National Park

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U.S. National Park in central Arkansas adjacent to the city of Hot Springs; known for its natural hot springs.

Question 6

Crystal Bridges Museum

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An art museum in Bentonville, Arkansas, known for its collection of American art and its distinctive architecture.

Question 7

Wright Brothers

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Orville and Wilbur Wright, pioneers in aviation who conducted the first powered, sustained, and controlled airplane flight in 1903.

Question 8

The New Deal

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Series of programs and policies to bring relief, recovery, and reform to America during the Great Depression.

Question 9

Civil Rights Act of 1964

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A landmark piece of legislation that outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities, and women.

Question 10

Trail of Tears

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The forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern U.S. to areas to the west in the 1830s.

Question 11

Brown v. Board of Education

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Landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.

Question 12

Transcontinental Railroad

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A train route across the United States finished in 1869, vastly reduced travel time across the country.

Question 13

Arkansas Post

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First European settlement in the lower Mississippi River Valley, established by the French in 1686.

Question 14

Arkansas State Capitol

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Located in Little Rock, this Neoclassical building houses the two houses of the Arkansas General Assembly and the offices of the Governor.

Question 15

Buffalo River

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The first designated National River in the United States, it is located in northern Arkansas and renowned for its pristine natural beauty.

Question 16

Johnny Cash

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Renowned country singer and songwriter born in Kingsland, Arkansas, known for his deep voice and somber and humble demeanor.

Question 17

Maya Angelou

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Poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist best known for her series of seven autobiographies focusing on her childhood and early adult experiences.

Question 18

Ozark National Forest

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Large forest located in the Ozark mountains in northern Arkansas with unique and diverse flora and fauna.

Question 19

Plantation agriculture

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Dominant form of farming in the South of the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries; often relied on slave labor.

Question 20

Walmart

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Multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. Founded by Sam Walton in Arkansas in 1962.

Question 21

Arkansas Black Apple

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Variety of apple that originated in Arkansas and is known for its dark red, almost black color.

Question 22

Delta blues

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A regional style of the blues from the Mississippi Delta, a region that stretches from Memphis, Tennessee in the north to Vicksburg, Mississippi in the south.

Question 23

The Homestead Act of 1862

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Law that offered 160 acres of public land to any citizen willing to live on and cultivate it for five years.

Question 24

Hernando de Soto

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Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States (Florida, Georgia, Alabama and most likely Arkansas).

Question 25

War of 1812

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Conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights.

Question 26

Fort Smith National Historic Site

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Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, this site preserves remains of two frontier forts and the Federal Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

Question 27

Diamond Mines of Murfreesboro

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The only place in the world where the public can search for real diamonds in their original volcanic source.

Question 28

Jazz

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A music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Question 29

Pea Ridge National Military Park

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Site of the Battle of Pea Ridge, a major Civil War battle in northwest Arkansas.

Question 30

The Alamo

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Historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Roman Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio, Texas.

Question 31

Monroe Doctrine

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U.S. foreign policy statement from 1823 stating that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression.

Question 32

The Louisiana Purchase

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Acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803, nearly doubling the size of the U.S.

Question 33

Native American Removal Act

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Law passed in 1830 that forced many Native American nations to move west of the Mississippi River.

Question 34

Dred Scott Decision

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A landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on US labor law and constitutional law, ruling that a slave (Dred Scott) who had resided in a free state and territory was not thereby entitled to his freedom.

Question 35

Natchez Trace

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Historic forest trail within the United States which extends roughly 440 miles from Natchez, Mississippi, to Nashville, Tennessee.

Question 36

The Gilded Age

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Period of rapid economic and industrial growth in the United States during the post–Civil War and post-Reconstruction eras of the late 19th century.

Question 37

Harry S. Truman

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33rd president of the United States from 1945 to 1953, implementing the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe.

Question 38

Manifest Destiny

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19th-century doctrine that the expansion of the United States across the continent was inevitable and ordained by God.

Question 39

Little Rock Nine

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Group of nine African American students who enrolled at formerly all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in September 1957.

Question 40

Scott Joplin

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African American composer and pianist, known as the "King of Ragtime" who was born in northeast Texas and lived in Sedalia, Missouri and St. Louis, Missouri.

Question 41

The Ozark Plateau

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Physiographic and geologic highland region of the central United States, centered in the state of Arkansas.

Question 42

Blanchard Springs Caverns

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A cave system located in the Ozark–St. Francis National Forest in Stone County in northern Arkansas.

Question 43

William Fulbright

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United States Senator representing Arkansas and is known for his efforts to establish the international exchange program, the Fulbright Program.

Question 44

The Prohibition Era

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Period from 1920 to 1933 when the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages were prohibited in the United States by the 18th Amendment.

Question 45

The Dust Bowl

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Period of severe dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage to American and Canadian prairie lands in the 1930s.

Question 46

The Great Depression

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Severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s, beginning in the United States.

Question 47

The Cuban Missile Crisis

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13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba.

Question 48

The Vietnam War

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Long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.

Question 49

Crater of Diamonds State Park

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Public mine where visitors can dig for diamonds. Located in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, it's the only diamond-producing site in the world open to the public.

Question 50

The Civil War

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Major conflict in the United States from 1861 to 1865 between the North (Union) and South (Confederacy) over issues including states’ rights and slavery.

Question 51

The 19th Amendment

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Granted American women the right to vote, a right known as women's suffrage, and was ratified on August 18, 1920.

Question 52

Arkansas State Flag

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A rectangular field of red, a large white diamond bordered by a band of blue, containing 25 white stars. Four blue stars are on the flag, three under the state name and one above.

Question 53

Arkansas Razorbacks

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The athletic teams representing the University of Arkansas located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. They are members of the Southeastern Conference.

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