1. What geographical region is MS located in?
South
2. What is the best description of MS's topography?
Rolling Hills
3. What is the latitude of MS?
30, 34° N
4. What is the longitude of MS?
88, 91''W
5. What state borders MS on the East?
Alabama
6. What state borders MS to the North?
Tennessee
7. Which region of MS is very flat and fertile
The Delta
8. What kind of climate does MS have
Humid Subtropical
9. What the first group of people in MS
Native Americans
10. Which tribe lived in Eastern and Central MS
Choctaw
11. Name the three major tribes in MS
Choctaw, Chickasaw, Natchez
12. What did the religious beliefs of the Native Americans center around
The sun
13. Why did the French explore North America
fur trade
14. Why did the Spanish come to MS area
gold and silver
15. What 2 explorers decided the MS did not flow to the Pacific Ocean
Marquette & Juliet
16. What country did LaSalle claim the MS area for in 1682
France
17. What country gained all lands east of the MS in 1763
Great Britain
18. What year did MS become a state
1817
19. What was the new capital of MS by 1821
Jackson
20. Who was Pushmataha
famous Choctaw Chief
21. T or F- Corn was not a major crop in MS during the 1800s
FALSE
22. What is the oldest existing college in MS today that is still in use
Mississippi College
23. Where were most slaves likely to be found in MS
On Plantations
24. Which of the following could slaves do in MS during the 1800s
, Babysit.
25. Who was responsible for bringing slaves to the MS area
French
26. What war cost more lives than any other war on US soil
Civil War
27. What region of the nation felt that slavery was important
South
28. What state was known to challenge the enforcement of federal law
South Carolina
29. What is the purpose of a tariff
To prevent foreign competition
30. What political party was formed to oppose slavery in 1854
Democrats
31. Why did Union armies invade MS
To control the MS River
32. Which battle was fought between Pemberton and Grant along the MS River
Battle of Vicksburg
33. Which of the following was not a Civil War battle fought in MS- Champion's Hill, Corinth, Meridian, or Selma
Selma
34. The president of the confederacy was
Jefferson Davis.
35. What city served as the capital of the confederacy
Richmond, VA
36. What was the second state to secede from the Union
MS
37. What was the purpose of the freedmen's bureau
Helped former black slaves and poor whites in the south in the aftermath of the U.S Civil War. It provided food, clothing, housing, and medical aid.
38. What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1865
Affirmed that all citizens were equal under the law. Ended slavery
39. Which of the following battles resulted in a Confederate victory- Brice's Crossroads, Champion's Hill, Meridian, or Raymond
Brice's Crossroads
40. What political party came into MS during Reconstruction
Republican
41. Which amendment freed slaves
13th
42. What is suffrage
The right to vote
43. What amendment provides equal justice
14th
44. What constitution had the Understanding Clause
1890 Constitution
45. The 15th amendment gave blacks the right to
Vote.
46. The separation of races is
segregation.
47. What was the court case that ruled that facilities could be separate as long as they were equal
Plessey vs. Ferguson
48. Court case that ruled the "separate but equal" principle unconstitutional
Brown vs. Board of Education
49. Young black man from Chicago who was murdered in Money, MS for allegedly making a pass at a white woman. This horrific event was covered by national news and spotlighted injustices in the South
Emmitt Till
50. Who was elected governor in 1960 in Mississippi
Ross Robert Barnett
51. Who was the first to integrate the University of Mississippi
James Meredith
52. Who was the head of Mississippi's NAACP until he was murdered in his carport
Medgar Evans
53. Who was convicted in 1994 for the murder of Medgar Evers
Brian D. Beckwith
54. What is a murder of a prominent person, usually for political reasons
Assassination
55. What is a parade or a march in protest of a perceived wrongdoing
Demonstration
56. What is a protest in which people refuse to buy certain items until specific conditions are met
Boycott
57. Did MS become a major producer of timber at the turn of the century
Yes
58. In which part of the state did most sharecroppers live
Delta
59. What is the name of William Faulkner's home
Row & Oak
60. What writer wrote A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Tennessee Williams
61. William Faulkner's house is located in
Oxford, MS.