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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Thompson and others feel would damage the economy of New Orleans?
(a) Flooding and information withheld from the public.
(b) The War.
(c) Inflation of goods.
(d) The lack of jobs.

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

3. When small tunnels are formed beneath the levee a miniature geyser erupts. What is this mini geyser called?
(a) A sand boil.
(b) A gas bubble.
(c) A magma bubble.
(d) A geyser.

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

5. What was the basis of political power and structure of Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes?
(a) Making and selling illegal alcohol.
(b) Businesses.
(c) Trade.
(d) Fishing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Congress create in response to the flooding in Mississippi?

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

3. Whose biography was told?

4. What was James Thompson always seeking?

5. What did Leroy Percy's speeches advocate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How involved in the flooding is Coolidge when he is the President of the United States?

2. After the Mounds Landing Crevasse widens and thousands of acres are underwater, many other levees begin to fail. The white people left the area, while the black people stayed behind to work. What does this tell the reader about the Delta region?

3. Why does Hoover see being the chairman of the flood committee as a great opportunity?

4. The railroads and river make the Delta region flourish, yet there is a shortage of workers in the area. How will the better treatment of blacks by LeRoy Percy help this problem?

5. Although the blacks are traditionally known for harvesting cotton, LeRoy Percy does not seek their help to avoid any racial tensions. Instead, Percy imports thousands of Italians and racial problems still emerge. Why does this happen?

6. Why do people want to follow the ways of the Ku Klux Klan rather than follow Percy's successful lead?

7. What would be the purpose of one town sabotaging the levee in another town?

8. After facing complete opposition, how would Eads' offer to independently pay for the construction of the jetties completely change the minds of the public and politicians?

9. After reading the reports of Humphreys and Eads and hearing the oppositions of many engineers, the government insisted the reason the levees weren't working is because they weren't built correctly, not because other things were needed. Why didn't the politicians listen to the reports?

10. Both Ellet and Humphreys are in competition to survey the Mississippi River. Ellet's report came out first and Humphreys takes Ellet's report as a personal insult. Why would Humphreys be insulted by Ellet's report?

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