Governor
Governor whose home was known as Mt. Salus, was the first governor to be elected for multiple terms and died in Clinton & has a street named after him.
Governor Leake
In the Treaty of Doak's Stand in 1820, Choctaws ceded land and were promised how many acres of land in Arkansas.
13 million acres
Most powerful branch of the Government
General Assembly (Legislature)
Date the Enabling Act passed for MS
March 1817
The Anit-Bank Movement
1st elected governor of MS
Gov. Holmes
Who helped Andrew Jackson negotiate the Treaty of Doak's Stand?
Thomas Hinds
What branch of the MS government was the General Assembly in 1817
Legislative
Date the first constitution of MS was signed
August 17,1817
Last tribe to cede land in MS
Chickasaws
Governor who finished Holme's second term; was a Jacksonian Democrat
Gov. Brandon
How many acres of land were offered to natives who stayed in MS?
640 acres for each household
Who could not hold the office of governor, lt. gov. or legislator in 1817
Ministers
MS formally becomes a state on this date
December 10, 1817
The Declaration of Rights in the MS Constitution of 1817 is similar to what other document
The US Bill of Rights
Jackson became the capital while he was governor.
Gov. Poindexter
Which treaty offered land to natives who stayed in MS and agreed to abide by state law?
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
Which president approved the MS Constitution of 1817?
Monroe
1st captial of MS
Natchez
Give 3 reasons for the 81% population growth in MS from 1820-1830
Railroad Construction
Land
Slave population Doubled
Gov. Scott
The agreement resulted in the forced cession of over 6.2 million acres—the remainder of the Chickasaw ancestral homeland east of the Mississippi River—clearing the way for the tribe's eventual forced removal to Indian Territory
Treaty of Pontotoc
which branch of government could command militia and enforce laws in 1817
Executive
Location of constitutional convention in 1817
Jefferson College
3 changes made to the previous constitution when the constitution of 1832 was adopted
- no property, militia, taxes to vote
- all state officials elected
- 2/3 legislature to amend const.; borrow/approve $
-no lt.gov.
-GA becomes legislature
- senate approval for pardons
-supreme court renamed, 3 judges for 6 years
-rep 2 years; 21 years old
-senate 4 years; 30 years old