Mississippi Geography
Native Americans
Colonization of Mississippi
Mississippi Territory to State
Wild Card!
100
What is name of the river that borders Western Mississippi?
A) Mississippi River
B) Yazoo River
C) Pearl River
D)Hudson River
A) Mississippi River
100
Which tribe was primarily in the Pine Belt/Capital Region?
A) Iroquois
B) Natchez
C) Choctaw
D) Cherokee
C) Choctaw
100
Who discovered Mississippi?
A) Hernando de Soto
B) Christopher Colombus
C) Henry Hudson
D) Amerigo Vespucci
A) Hernando de Soto
100
What treaty gave Mississippi to the United States?
A) Treaty of Dancing Water Creek
B) Treaty of Paris (1783)
C) Treaty of Versailles
D) Treaty of Albany
B) Treaty of Paris (1783)
100
What is Christian's favorite sport?
Basketball
200
Which region is known for its beaches, warm climate, and tourism and bordering the Gulf of Mexico.
A)Mississippi Delta
B)Gulf Coast
C)Northern Hills
D)Pine Belt
E)Capital/River
B) Gulf Coast
200
Which tribe was primarily in the Mississippi Delta?
A) Tunica
B) Chickisaw
C) Haida
D) Seminole
A) Tunica
200
Which treaty gave Mississippi to Great Britain?
A) Treaty of Paris (1763)
B) Adams-Onis Treaty (1819)
C) Treaty of Versailles (1919)
D) Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek (1830)
A) Treaty of Paris (1763)
200
Which countries signed the Treaty of Fort Adams
A) United States and Japan
B) United States and the ChoctawC) France and Spain
D) Choctaw and Cherokee
B) United States and Choctaw
200
How many regions are there in Mississippi?
A) 1
B) 3
C) 5D) 7
C) 5
300
What did much of the land around the Mississippi look like before it was converted into farmland?
A)Dry deserts
B)Wetlands & swamps
C)Fertile mountain ranges
D)The land was already clear, making it easy to farm
B) Wetlands and Swamps
300
Why was the Natchez trace so important?
A)It connected rivers and was used for trade and migration
B)It was the first highway system that allowed cars to travel
C)It connected Mississippi to the west coast of the United States
D)It was land that was given back to Native American tribes
A) It connected rivers and was used for trade and migration
300
Which European Power controlled Mississippi first?
A)Spain
B)France
C)Britain
D)Italy
A) France
300
Where were Native Americans forced to move to during the Trail of Tears?
A) The were never moved
B) Oklahoma
C) California
D) Wyoming
B) Oklahoma
300
Which of these countries has not owned Mississippi?
A) United States
B) Great Britain
C) France
D) China
D) China
400
Which one of these is an effect of the Flood of 1927?
A) Franklin Roosevelt became President in 1928
B) Many African American farmers lost their homes, money, and crops
C) Mississippi made lots of money on tourists wishing to see the flood
D) There was no effects; the Flood of 1927 never happened
B) Many African American farmers lost their homes, money, and crops
400
What tribe is the Salmon Boy story about?
A) Tunica
B) Creek
C) Haida
D) Huron
C) Haida
400
Where is French Creole most likely to be spoken?
A)Delta
B)Pine Belt
C)Northern Hills
D)Gulf Coast
D) Gulf Coast
400
What did the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek allow?
A) Choctaw tribe members would be forcibly removed from their land
B)Choctaw tribe members that did not have to move westward could remain in Mississippi
C) It legalized rabbit hunting in Mississippi
D) It allowed for Choctaw tribe members to perform traditional dances
A) Choctaw tribe members would be forcibly removed from their land
400
What do the 3'S stand for?
A) Salt, Soy, Soup
B) Sweeney, Super, Supreme
C) Subtle, Speedy, Significant
D) Silent, Swift, Straight
D) Silent, Swift, Straight
500
What region is Jackson in?
Capital/River Region
500
Which city is named for a major Mississippi Native American tribe
(Hint, they raided said city in 1729)
Natchez
500
What two major cities did the French found in Mississippi
Biloxi and Natchez
500
What year did Mississippi become a state?
1817
500
What is this region called?
The Fertile Crescent