People
This person was the first governor to have a college degree and NOT serve in the Civil War.
Who is Andrew H. Longino
What was Parchman before it became a state prison?
What is a farm?
This is the act of murdering by a mob.
What is lynching?
This is an election where all of the party members vote on candidates for office.
What is direct primary?
Where was James K. Vardaman from?
What is Greenwood
This region of Mississippi was the stronghold of poor white farmers.
What is Piney Woods?
This is the act of immersing animals in a solution to eradicate disease by killing bacteria.
What is dipping?
This is the reason Mississippi made a new state capitol.
What is the old one was falling apart?
Who championed the views of the farmers from the piney woods?
Who is Theodore Bilbo
This is the year the current capital of Mississippi was built.
What is 1903?
This is an agreement to stop fighting while reaching a peace treaty.
What is armistice?
This is a speech made by a governor or president at the beginning of their term.
What is inaugural address?
This person served as Lt. Governor, Governor, and U.S senator.
Who is Bilbo?
This is a document which creates a new town or corporation.
What is a charter?
These were white farmers who tried to drive black farmers off their land.
What are white cappers?
This is a military group composed of mostly citizen-soldiers.
What is a militia?
This person was the hunting guide for Teddy Roosevelt.
Who is Holt Collier?
This is an official evaluation of property for tax purposes.
What is a property assessment?
This is a person being trained by a more experienced person.
What is a protege?
This is taking money or a favor in order to influence a person in a position of trust.
What is a bribe?