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| When did Misssissippi become a state? |
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| Mississippi’s best farm land is in ___? |
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| At 806 feet above sea level, the highest point in Mississippi is ____? |
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| Where did Mississippi rank abong the states gaining statehood? |
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| 20th state to be admitted to the union |
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| Who built Mississippi's first cotton gin from a drawing? |
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| While the French Black Codes of 1724 placed restrictions on blacks, they also provided several rights, including... |
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| a.) When sold, husbands and wives could not be separated, b.) slaves could not be forced to work Sundays and religious holidays, c.) owners could not separate children under age 14 from their parents, and d.) owners could not mistreat or free slaves when they were old or sick. |
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| Who was the Shawnee chief who tried to unite Native americans to resist white settlers. |
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Choctaw chief who opposed RESISTING white settlers?
Hint: He Has the awesomest name.... ever. |
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| What indian tribe did not move west on the trail of tears? |
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| What MS Indian tribe did not move during the trail of tears? |
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| In the early 1800’s, Mississippi counties were governed by an elected board of police which had power to… |
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| a.)levy taxes, b.) appoint road supervisors, and c.) set prices for certain services |
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| What were the reasons for moving the capital from Washington to Jackson? |
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| a.) Washington was too small, b.) Jackson
is near the center of the state, and c.) to escape the influence of Natchez’ wealthy. |
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| WHat was the nickname of banks that ANdrew Jackson favored? |
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| Because lenders did not properly back their loans during the land boom of the 1830’s, banks failed, state-issued bonds could not be paid, cotton prices dropped, and many farmers lost their land resulting in ____? |
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| a.) behaving more like a king than president, b.) above the constitution or law (he’s stomping on it), and c.) that his policies destroyed US banks |
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| Belief that the laws and rules of each state should prevail over those of the federal government. |
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| Withdrawl from the Union. |
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| What is the vote of the people in a given area? |
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| A tax on imported goods is? |
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| The positions and policies of a political party are known as its what? (It starts with a P...) |
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| Who did not want to secede (In MS)? |
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| old rich ppl, rich slave owners, ppl from NE counties |
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| What were the advantages of the North at the beginning of the war? |
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| More factories, miles or railroad, and a higher population |
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| WHat were some of the advantages of the South at the begining of the civil war? |
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| They had better military training and leaders. |
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| Which MS lawmaker called lawmakers into session to vote on Session? |
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| Who made the motion for MS to secede from the Union? |
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| Why was little cotton sold in MS during the Civil war? |
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| New Orleans was captured and prevented shipping to world trade markets. |
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| In the south, what things did they not always have (short supply?) |
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| Candle wax, tea and coffee, and salt |
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| In the batle of vicksburg, people ate what? Where did they live? |
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| What were used as substitutes for coffee? (They all r realllllly gross...) |
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| Corn Grits, okra seed, sweet potatos |
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| How did the confederate constitution differ from the US constitution. |
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| a.) the president served a six-year term, b.) states’ rights and slavery were protected, c.) the president had the power of “line item veto.” |
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| Which [person from MS was the only person to ever be a Confederate States of America president? |
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| What was the most important reason for controlling the Mississippi River during the Civil War? |
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| Plans for the confederate ironclad battleship The Arkansas to attack Union troops at Vicksburg were delayed because its steam engines ____? |
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| WHy was Vicksburg hard to capture? |
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| a.) high bluffs made it easy for Confederates to fire on
Union boats, b.) swamps were nearly impossible to cross, and c.) roads into the city were very poor |
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| How many people from Mississippi died in the civil war (fighting on either side)? |
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| Most deaths in the civil war resulted from what? |
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| What happened to blacks who joined the union army? |
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| a.) they were paid less than white soldiers, b.) they
mostly guarded prisoners and supplies, and c.) they experienced racial prejudice |
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| THe emancipation proclamation only freed slaves in one part of the country. where? |
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| What US amendment officially outlawed slavery? |
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| Tell 3 facts about the Mississippi colonization society... |
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| a.) one of their goals was to free all slaves, b.) one
of their goals was to send freed slaves back to Africa, and c.) over a 30-year period they sent 600 freed blacks from
Mississippi to the country of Liberia (in Africa) |
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| What were southern whites who supported the republican party and were considered traitors? |
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| Northerners who came to the south with just their suitcases looking for opportunities after the civil war are...? |
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| What is the group who wanted White people to regain full control of the government? |
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| What is the right to vote? (Starts with an s) |
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| What does it mean when someone takes away another persons right to vote? |
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| Lawmakers making realllllllllly long speaches to try to delay a legislative vote is a...? |
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| What is the drawing of legislative districts to balance populations? |
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| Immediately after gaining their freedom, what were the short term goals for newly freed slaves? |
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| a.) celebrate, b.) find missing family, and c.) get a job and a place to live |
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| What is the drawing of legislative districts to balance populations? |
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| Immediately after gaining their freedom, what were the short term goals for newly freed slaves? |
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| a.) celebrate, b.) find missing family, and c.) get a job and a place to live |
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| Immediately after gaining their freedom, what were the LONG term goals for newly freed slaves? |
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| a.) to get an education, b.) to vote and hold office, c) to own land |
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| The Freedmen’s Bureau assisted former slaves with what things? |
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| a.) jobs, b.) food and shelter, c.) education |
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| After the war, most of the 800,000 acres of land that was confiscated in Mississippi by Union troops was __? |
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| returned to its former owners. |
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| According to President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction all southerners, except high-ranking Confederate officials, would be pardoned after they _____? |
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| They took an oath of loyalty to the Union, |
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| Under President Johnson’s first Reconstruction plan, high ranking Confederates and what other group of people had to apply directly to Johnson for pardons? |
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| people that were worth more than $20,000 |
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| Under President Andrew Johnson’s final Reconstruction plan, Confederate states had to do what things before being readmitted as states? |
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| a.) void their war debt, b.) repeal their ordinances of secession, and c.) ratify the 13th amendment to the U.S. constitution |
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| Despite being strongly encouraged by the president and provisional governor to “do the right thing”, Mississippi’s Constitutional Convention of August 1865 ultimately only took which of the following action(s)? |
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| They repealed the state’s ordinance of secession and accepted the abolition of slavery (They did NOT let black men vote or hold office). |
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| Through the Black Codes of 1865, blacks gained the ability to ____? |
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| THey were able to a.) legally marry, b.) file lawsuits in state court, and c.) testify in court in cases involving non-whites. |
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| Under the Black Codes of 1865, describe the work environment of African Americans? |
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| a.) They had to have an employment contract witnessed by two whites, 2.) they could be arrested for being unemployed, and c.) they could be arrested and returned to their employer for not showing up to work. |
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| What were some of the general provisions of the Black Codes (of 1865) enacted after the Civil War? |
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| a.) Blacks were not allowed to carry guns or other weapons, b.) blacks could be “hired out” to anyone who paid their unpaid court fines, c.) Blacks could be fined or jailed for assembling without permission |
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| 67. This former slave owner who opposed secession was appointed acting governor immediately after the war. William Sharkey |
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| This former Civil War general, never pardoned for his war crimes, was elected in October 1865. Who is he? |
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| Elected in 1869, this first Republican governor helped improve the economy and create more democratic laws.... Who he be? |
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| Why did the proposed Mississippi Constitution of 1868 fail when it was first put before the voters? |
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| a.) it disfranchised former Confederates, b.) it required former Confederates to take an oath saying “all men are created equal,” and c.) blacks supporters were intimidated from voting by groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. |
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| When it finally passed, the Mississippi Constitution of 1869 did what? |
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| a.) provided free, public education for black and white children, b.) made it illegal to racially segregate public transportation, c.) allowed universal male suffrage (allowed black and white men to vote) |
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| Describe the Congressional Reconstruction period in Mississippi? |
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| a.) Mississippi was placed into military district along with Arkansas, b.) many black and white men were registered to vote, and c.) black and Republican legislators created more democratic laws. |
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| Who made up the Republican Party during Congressional Reconstruction? |
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| Blacks, scalawags, and carpetbaggers |
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| During Reconstruction, which statewide offices were held by blacks? |
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| All of them EXCEPT governor |
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| From Natchez, he was one of the first black mayors of a U.S. city. Who he be? |
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| Was the first black to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate (and only one to do so until 1966). Who he be? |
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| Mississippi’s first and only black member of the U.S. House of Representatives until 1987. |
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| The first black to serve in the U.S. Senate, he filled out the unexpired term of Jefferson Davis. Who he be? |
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| During his tenure in the U.S. Senate, Blanche Bruce fought ___? |
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| a.) to stop the importation of alcoholic beverages, b.) to pay “bounties” to blacks who fought in the Civil War, and c.) for investigations into violence and fraud in Mississippi elections. |
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| How did the disputed presidential election of 1876 help end Reconstruction? |
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| Republican Rutherford Hays was allowed to win the race despite having one fewer electoral votes than Sam Tilden, BUT he had to agree to remove Union troops from the South. |
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| When white Democrats drafted the MS Constitution of 1890, how many black delegates were invited to attend? |
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| The “Understanding Clause” in the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, which said a man could vote as long as he could understand the constitution when it was read to him, was an attempt to permit which group to vote? |
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| Which statement best explains why the number of voters, both black and white, decreased in Mississippi after 1890? |
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| Citizens had to pay a $2 annual poll tax to vote (and most simply couldn’t afford it). |
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