Civil War Stuff
Ms was the ________ state to secede.
2nd
The first governor of the STATE of Mississippi.
David Holmes
This is the practice of marrying outside one's own clan.
Exogamy
Water found beneath the surface of the Earth is known as __________ while water resting on the surface (such as rivers and lakes) is known as __________
Groundwater-----surface water
This includes the climate, weather, landforms, and mineral resources of a given location
Natural Environment
He was POTUS during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
Ms officially became a state on this date.
12/10/1817
This was a larger family unit that included several families with some shared ancestry.
Clan
The day to day atmospheric conditions of a given location is known as the __________ - while the long term average of these day to day conditions is known as the location's ___________.
weather------climate
The perpetual exchange of water between the Earth and the atmosphere is known as the ___________ Cycle.
Hydrologic
This executive order declared that all slaves in states still in rebellion against the United States were at once liberated.
The Emancipation Proclamation
The French and Indian War ended with an English victory over the French and the signing of this agreement.
Treaty of Paris 1763
A practice where one man is married, simultaneously, to several women.
Polygyny
The distance north or south of the Equator is known as ______________ - while the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is known as ______________.
latitude----longitude
A satellite based system used to navigate exact locations is known as a _________ system.
GPS (global positioning system)
Better commanders/general to lead troops into battle was an advantage enjoyed by ____________ during the Civil War.
Confederacy/ south
This legislative piece outlined the steps necessary for a territory to apply for official statehood in the U.S.
Northwest Ordinance
This is a document that establishes the framework for an official government.
Constitution
Rain, sleet, snow and hail are all forms of ___________
precipitation
A geographical area that drains into a larger body of water is known as a ________________ Basin
Drainage
This city's location atop the banks of the MS River made it attractive as a strategic site to occupy for both the north and the south during the Civil War.
Vicksburg
This port city near the MS River was heavily populated and a thriving area during the Antebellum period....but watch out for the HighwayMen.
Nartchez
A formal agreement between or among nations
Treaty
An underground rock formation where water collects is known as an __________
aquifer
Mississippi is bordered by these 4 states.
Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, and Arkansas