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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 | Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did LeRoy Percy's popularity increase as the Klan began to fall apart?
(a) He was running for president.
(b) He donated a lot of money to the poor.
(c) He was seen as the voice of reason.
(d) He was the one who broke the Klan up.

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

3. How did Eads assist in the Civil War?
(a) He helped keep Missouri in the Union and built ironclads.
(b) He fought on the front lines for the Union.
(c) He helped import weapons for the Union Army.
(d) He was a medic.

4. What helped Leroy Percy lose a lot of his political influence outside of the Delta area?
(a) He wanted to free all slaves.
(b) He helped Vardaman get defeated for a seat in Senate.
(c) He advocated for the rights of women.
(d) He enforced the need for slaves.

5. In the 1850's, what two cities were involved in a transportation and freighting competition?
(a) Chicago and New York.
(b) St. Louis and Philadelphia.
(c) New York and Philadelphia.
(d) Chicago and St. Louis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ongoing problem existed at the mouth of the Mississippi River that prohibited shipping?

2. What were the three basic methods that engineers have attempted to control the river?

3. During the 19th century, what was the attitude about the Mississippi River?

4. How is the Mississippi River described?

5. What was Eads' proposition to change the mouth of the Mississippi River?

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