Mississippi Geography
Native Americans
Indian Removal Act
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
What is the name of the route that Southeastern tribes took to Oklahoma?
Trail of ...
Trail of Tears
100
What treaty gave Mississippi to the United States from Great Britain?
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
We celebrate independence from which country on July 4?
A. France
B. Spain
C. Great Britain
D. Italy
C. Great Britain
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
What was the Indian Removal Act?
It forced Native Americans of the Southeast to leave their homes and migrate to Oklahoma.
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) 5
D) 7
C) 5
300
What did much of the land around the Mississippi River 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
When did Congress pass the Indian Removal Act?
A. 1865
B. 1861
C. 1900
D. 1830
D. 1830
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
Where did the Biloxi people live?
A. The gulf coast
B. The Northern Hills near Oxford
C. Present-day Memphis, TN
D. The Pine Belt
A. The Gulf Coast
400
In which region is cotton mainly grown in MS?
The Delta
400
What tribe is the Salmon Boy story about?
A) Tunica
B) Creek
C) Haida
D) Huron
C) Haida
400
Which President enforced the Indian Removal Act, which made Native Americans migrate to Oklahoma?
A. George Washington
B. Andrew Jackson
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. Joe Biden
B. Andrew Jackson
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
Which futbol player does Kristopher prefer? Ronaldo or Messi?
Ronaldo
500
What region is Jackson in?
Capital/River Region
500
What language did the Tunica people speak?
A. English
B. Biloxi
C. Choctaw
D. Tunica
D. Tunica
500
True or False: The Indian Removal Act was initiated because gold was found on Cherokee land in Georgia in 1829.
True
500
What year did Mississippi become a state?
A. 1900
B. 1865
C. 1817
D. 1959
C. 1817
500
What is this region called?
The Fertile Crescent