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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 | Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did W.A. Percy institute in the Delta area?
(a) Sharecropping and a better treatment of blacks.
(b) Mechanical plows.
(c) A new irrigation system.
(d) A new fertilizer.

2. What ongoing problem existed at the mouth of the Mississippi River that prohibited shipping?
(a) Rocky cliffs.
(b) Piracy.
(c) Sandbars and large amounts of deposited sediment.
(d) A strong undertow.

3. How did Leroy Percy eventually get a seat in Senate despite his popularity decline?
(a) He was voted in by the people.
(b) A senator died and he won a special election.
(c) No one else wanted it.
(d) The seat was left to him in the dead senator's will.

4. When Humphrey returned from studying deltaic rivers, what did he do?
(a) Traveled the Grand Canyon.
(b) Built a railroad.
(c) Built a bridge.
(d) Attacked Ellet's report.

5. Who took control of Charles Percy's family affairs after he dies?
(a) His brother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the weather like in the Prologue as the guests of the social party head home?

2. With whom did Leroy Percy form a relationship that benefited him greatly in the 1900's?

3. What year was the jetty project successfully completed?

4. During the 1900 a new demand surged in throughout the United States. What was that demand?

5. What percentage of the United States does the Mississippi River drain?

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