Native Mississippians
Mississippi's three largest and most prominent tribes.
Natchez, Chickasaws, Choctaws
What is a plantation?
a large agriculture estate
Name two reasons that led to the Civil War.
States' Rights,slavery, The election of Abraham Lincoln
A jury unable to reach a certain verdict.
Hung Jury
What Continent is Mississippi located?
North America.
Another name for corn
maize
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Who was General Ulysses Grant?
Grant was the commander that Led the Union during the Civil War
A 14 year old boy that was killed for allegedly whistling at a white women in Money, MS
Emmett Till
Technology that can be use to determine the latitude, longitude, and elevation?
GPS
A ritual held in late Aug., in which, was a season for forgiving.
Green Corn Ceremony
This term means by law, African American slaves were personal property of their owner.
Chattel slavery.
How many years did the Civil War last?
4
Who was responsible for the murders of Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman?
The KKK
What was the worst disaster in Mississippi history?
The great Flood of 1927?
State and federal policy that authorized the force removal of thousands of Indians
Indian Removal
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
All men have the right to vote no matter their race
15th Amemdment
Who was the civil rights activist that became the first African American to graduate from Ole Miss?
James Meredith
What was the name of Mississippi's first state capitol?
Natchez
Why did the Choctaw and Chickasaw side with the South in the Civil War.
The Choctaw and the Chickasaw believed the American Govvernment had tricked and cheated them out their land.
or
They thought if the Confederates won the war, they would be given back their lands.
Why did other southern states leave the Union?
Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860.
A set of laws that governed and regulated the lives of freemen.
Black codes
U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution.
Plessy vs Ferguson
What year did Mississippi become a state?
1817