Rural women during this time performed harsh, routine chores on farms and some worked as school teachers. The best paying job for women in rural areas was school teacher. Urban women had fewer children, more money, while rural women had more children and less money. The Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs aimed to improve schooling. The temperance movement sought to tighten local control over alcohol. The University of Arkansas was established through the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 to provide agriculture and engineering education. Fayetteville was selected as the location after offering $150,000 in bonds and gifts. African Americans wished for good schools, farming land, and legal protection. Reconstruction allowed African Americans to hold political office.

1. Chapter 12 Section 2 – Page 260
Opportunity Knocks
New Responsibilities for Women
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Explain the type of work rural women performed during this time.
Very harsh, routine chores, some were school teachers too.
What was the best paying job for women that lived in rural areas?
School Teacher
Contrast the differences between rural and urban women during this time.
Urban-Fewer children, more money
Rural-More children, less money
What was the role of the Arkansas Federation of Women’s Clubs?
Better Schooling
What was the temperance movement?
To tighten local control over alcohol.
The Establishment of the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
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What was the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862?
Allowed 30,000 acres of public lands to be sold in each state to supply funds
for the University
What purpose did the University serve initially?
Agriculture and engineering

2. Explain the process of how Fayetteville was selected for the University…include the
cities that were turned down.
They offered 150,000 in bond, and gifts
During the 1870’s, how would someone from Little Rock travel to Fayetteville?
Train, steamboat, and stagecoach
When was the first real commencement ceremony held?
1876 for 8 graduates
What was the total enrollment 1870’s at the University?
200-350 students
Threes
Old Main was modeled after what building?
The Main building at the University of Illinois
Who was Silas Hunt?
First AA student at U of A law school.
After what game did Arkansas begin to be recognized as the Razorbacks?
LSU
Opportunities for African Americans
When AA’s gather in Little Rock, what were their wishes?
Good schools for children, farming land, and legal protection
What were some “good careers” that AA’s had during this time?
Bakers, barbers, plasterers, masons, blacksmiths, and carpenters
Who was Little Rock’s first AA teacher?
Charlotte Stephens

3. How did the Republican Reconstruction affect the ability of AA’s holding office?
They were allowed to now.
Fours
What was the major goal of sharecropping for AA’s?
To own land.
Who was Scott Bond?
Started from farming on white man’s land and eventually worked his way up
to owning 21 acres of land.
What was the center of the black community?
The Church
What was the significance of black preachers in Arkansas?
They were the leaders of the black community and were seen as spokesmen
of blacks to whites.
What were some of the black colleges in Arkansas and what did they train students to do?
Branch Normal College, Philander Smith, Arkansas Baptist-to prepare
blacks to become preachers and teachers.
What was the Sisters Union Society?
To improve, elocution, composition.
Who were the Mosaic Templars of America?
Organization to provide insurance for newly freed black citizens.