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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During the 1900 a new demand surged in throughout the United States. What was that demand?
(a) Gold.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Silk.
(d) Spices.

3. During the major storms that were occurring along the Mississippi River in 1927, what happens to the dam in Arkansas?
(a) It was eroded away.
(b) It was getting repaired.
(c) It was blown up.
(d) It withstood the flood waters.

4. What controversial issue did Eads propose that was authorized in 1867?
(a) Construction of a plane.
(b) A bridge over the Mississippi.
(c) Constuction of a steamboat.
(d) A railroad across the state of Mississippi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the refugee camps referred to at the time of the floods in the Delta?

2. Who is very aware of Butler's actions regarding the allocation of funds to the southern parishes?

3. Where are thousands of people living after the floods?

4. How does Butler limit payments to the people in the southern parishes?

5. What two things did Humphrey unsuccessfully attempt to do to change the mouth of the Mississippi River?

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