Governors can serve 2 four year terms if reelected, for a total possibility of eight years.
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Which european nation first explored Mississippi?
What is Spain
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On what date in history did Mississippi officially become a territory?
What is April 7, 1798
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Was an African-American civil rights activist involved in efforts to overturn segregation at The University of Mississippi
What is Medgar Wiley Evers
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Who served as the last territorial governor, and first state governor of Mississippi?
What is David Holmes
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Who was the first explorer to enter into Mississippi and discover the Mississippi River?
What is Hernando De Soto
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What date in history did Mississippi become the 20th state admitted to the Union?
What is December 20, 1817
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She was a pulitzer prize winning American author of short stories and novels about the American South.
What is Eudora Welty
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Who was the first territorial governor of Mississippi?
What is Winthrop Sargent
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What was the first french settlement in Mississippi?
What is Fort Rosalie
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Mississippi was the 2nd state to secede from the Union on this date?
What is January 9, 1861
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Represented Mississippi in 1870-1871 during the reconstruction period, was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate, and in the United States congress overall.
What is Hiram Rhodes Revels
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Who is the current governor of Mississippi?
What is Phil Byrant
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Who were the first french explorers in Mississippi?
What is Rene-Robert Cavalier and Sieur de La Salle
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On what date in history was the Mississippi River officially opened for commerce?
What is April 30, 1803
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Was a Famous American playwright from Columbus Mississippi, whose most famous works consisted of "The Glass Menagerie," "A Streetcar Named Desire," and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
What is Tennessee Williams
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In what year was the governors mansion first occupied?
What is 1842
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Who was the Spanish Louisiana Governor responsible for capturing Natchez?
What is Bernando de Galvez
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What date was the first public school opened in Mississippi?
What is January, 1 1821
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In 1962, he was the first African-American student admitted to the segregated University of Mississippi, an event that was a flashpoint in the American civil rights movement.