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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eads continue to do for a living in St. Louis after his family moved on?
(a) He became an ironworker.
(b) He ran a plantation.
(c) He opened a salvage business.
(d) He started building ships.

2. As other cities are flooding, why did panic erupt amongst the residents in New Orleans?
(a) They can see the water rising along the levee.
(b) There are no jobs.
(c) There has been a series of murders.
(d) They can't get any food into the city.

3. What happened within 10 days of the change in the crevasse at Mounds Landing?
(a) A dam was built.
(b) A drought.
(c) One million acres of land was under 10 feet of water.
(d) A hurricane.

4. When was the first recorded flood of the Mississippi River?
(a) 1743.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1643.
(d) 1543.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was LeRoy Percy's problem with the Klan?

2. What was the basis of political power and structure of Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes?

3. Who are the patrons of the Boston Club?

4. Who was at the center of New Orleans finances and is also a Club member?

5. What event did the Boston Club pay a large role in?

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