Study+Questions

//Chapter 4 Study Questions//
1. What were the arguments for and against Arkansas becoming a state? 2. How was national politics involved in the decision to make Arkansas a state? 3. What was the compromise over representation in the new state constitution? 4. Describe the dramatic incident in the first session of the Arkansas legislature that left one representative dead? 5. Explain the similarities and differences between Democrats and Whigs. 6. Who were James Sevier Conway, Ambrose Sevier, and Archibald Yell? 7. Where did the new settlers in Arkansas come from? 8. Describe the differences between a "yeoman farmer" and a "planter." 9. Describe life under slavery for African Americans. 10. Tell about the role of Arkansans in the Mexican War.