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

2. What did Congress create in response to the flooding in Mississippi?
(a) The Hoover Dam.
(b) A plan to reroute the river.
(c) A plan to create walls along the river.
(d) The U.S. Levee Commission.

3. What two things did Humphrey unsuccessfully attempt to do to change the mouth of the Mississippi River?
(a) Bridges and canals.
(b) Canals and dredges.
(c) Creating a new river and a dam.
(d) Dredges and bridges.

4. Why was Eads allowed to proceed with his idea after being opposed unanimously?
(a) He bribed the people.
(b) His idea was better than the others.
(c) The President overode the initial decision.
(d) He offered to pay for the work himself.

5. With whom did Leroy Percy form a relationship that benefited him greatly in the 1900's?
(a) President Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) J. Edgar Hoover.
(c) Eads.
(d) The leader of the KKK.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1850's, what two cities were involved in a transportation and freighting competition?

2. How did Humphrey feel about Ellet's suggestions about the river?

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

4. When was the first recorded flood of the Mississippi River?

5. What did Leroy Percy's speeches advocate?

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