To conduct trade with the Quapaw Nation, Henri de Tonti was sent by Henry XIV to establish a namesake “Post” in what would become this state. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this present-day state, where the Colbert Raid was a British attempt to capture Fort Carlos III with the assistance of the Chickasaw.
ANSWER: Arkansas [accept Arkansas Post or Poste de Arkansea]
[10e] Fortifications were built around Arkansas Post during the trade of this resource, which was traded by trappers who caught certain animals.
ANSWER: fur [or pelts; accept beaver fur or beaver pelts; prompt on hides or skins]
[10m] The Arkansas Post moved after a major flood, which was authorized by this Spanish governor of Louisiana. This man, who attacked Pensacola, lends his name to a Texas city.
ANSWER: Bernardo de Gálvez [or Bernardo Vicente de Gálvez y Madrid; or 1st Count of Gálvez; prompt on Galveston]
<Noah Sheidlower, American History>