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1
Who won the presidential election of 1860?
Breckinridge
Bell
Douglas
Lincoln
2
What was the overall significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling?
Ruled that it was unconstitutional for anyone to own or sell slaves
Overturned the Brown v. Board of Education ruling
Racial Segregation of public facilities did not violate the U.S. constituti
Gave funding and land to the first state funded colleges in each state
3
In 1832 what were the two most popular political parties?
Loyalists and Patriots
Republicans and Whigs
Democrats and Whigs
Democrats and Republicans
4
What did Emmett Till’s mother decide to do?
She murdered his killers after they were not charged with murder
To not bail her son out of jail, because she believed he was in the wrong
To have an open casket funeral
Sent a letter to Mississippi stating that it was unconstitutional for the
5
The Missouri Compromise of 1820.....
Admitted Missouri, Alabama, Florida, and Texas as slave state
States South of the 36° 30' N parallel would have slavery, North would not
Made every state decide slavery by popular vote
6
What was the purpose of Literacy Tests?
To justify the passing of the 14th amendment
To keep African Americans from voting
To make it where everybody had the ability to vote
To tally up a percentage of how much the state’s population could read
7
Which Indian tribe was very peaceful and agrarian?
Natchez
Acolapissa
Chickasaw
Choctaw
8
What was the trail of tears?
a. The journey the young Indian brides were forced to take
a. The journey Indian tribes were forced to take by the United States go
a. The name of the land given to the Mississippi Indians by the United S
a. A movie created in the 1800s explaining Mississippi history
9
Who created the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
William Nichols
William Johnson
Sallie Reneau
10
The staple crop among Mississippi Indians
Red pepper
Potato
Corn
Rice
11
What is the Shoestring District?
A district created with a English majority
A district created with a Latino majority
A district created with a white majority
A district created with a black majority
12
Which political party dominated politics in Mississippi during the Bourbon era?
Whigs
Republicans
Democrats
Socialsts
13
What is the significance of James Meredith?
a. He was the President of the NAACP
a. He led the Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama
The first African American admitted to a white college in Mississippi
a. Become the first African American professor
14
During the American Revolution many residents in Natchez were
Loyalists
Patriots
None of these
15
School aged children in Mississippi usually lived where?
In the suburbs, close to the city
At the school
In student housing that was opened 8 months out of the year for students
On Farms
16
What is the definition of matrilineal?
a. A secondary language among Native Mississippians
a. A Native American sport
a. Traced the line of descent through the father
a. Traced the line of descent through the mother
17
1. In 1722 what city was selected as the new capital of the Louisiana Province?
New Orleans
Lafayette
Tampa
Baton Rouge
18
The first capital of the Confederacy
Richmond, VA
Jackson, Mississippi
Montgomery, Al
Atlanta, Georgia
19
Which Indian tribe practiced human sacrifices?
Natchez
Acolapissa
Choctaw
Chickasaw
20
Owned between 20 and 50 slaves and 200 and 500 acres of land
Farmer
Large Planter
Small Planter
21
What year was the property requirement for voting abolished?
1842
1840
1832
1850
22
Which group created color-line politics?
Farmers' Alliance
Black Hand
Saviors
Redeemers
23
What did Governor Ross Barnett promise during his campaign?
a. To desegregated Mississippi
a. To cut all taxes by 30% and lower the student debt allowance
a. To keep Mississippi segregated
a. To pass a law to allow slavery in the lower third of Mississippi
24
Slaves who are now full citizens in the United States
Roughnecks
Freedman
Amnesty
Non-slaves
25
What advantages did the Union have over the confederacy?
More railroads, efficient agriculture, more troops, had a Navy
Had tanks, planes, and submarines
None of these
Experienced war leaders and were familiar with majority of the fighting lan
26
What leader sold the Louisiana Purchase to the U.S.?
Hernando de Soto
King Louis XVI
Napoleon
Charles VI
27
Who won the Presidential election of 1960?
John F. Kennedy
Harry F. Byrd
James Meredith
Richard M. Nixon
28
In which treaty did Spain give up its claim to land north of 31
0
parallel?
a. Treaty of Versailles
a. Treaty of Paris 1783
a. Treaty of Paris 1763
a. Treaty of San Lorenzo
29
Ole Miss changed the required number of recommendation letters from 2 to 5 to prevent who from being admitted?
James Meredith
Harry S. Murphy
Charles Dubra
Medgar Evers
30
The 1st women's college established in Mississippi....
Mississippi State
Jefferson College
Ole Miss
Elizabeth Female Academy
31
The Kansas- Nebraska Act....
Excluded Kansas and Nebraska from the United States
Slavery would be determined by popular vote in those states
Began the Civil War
Made Kansas and Nebraska free states
32
What did the Supreme Court rule for the Dred Scott decision?
Dred Scott was allowed to be a free man
Abolished slavery
Determined it was impossible to abolish slavery
Scott was property and could not be a free man
33
Fire-Eaters tried to persuade the southern people that secession was the only choice for the South
True
False
34
What were the set of laws that governed and regulated the lives of Freedmen in Mississippi?
Freedman codes
Slaves Codes
African American codes
Black codes
35
What did Sieur d’Iberville create in response to many French landowners bringing slaves into the Louisiana province
Slave Code
Spy Act
Civil Rights Act
Code Noir
36
Northerners who moved to the South during or after the Civil War
Scalawags
Carpetbaggers
Ambrose
Redeemers
37
In 1865 over two-thirds of the land area of Mississippi was devoted to
Timber Production
Gold Mining
Cotton Production
Railroad Production
38
What state did the South want to split into 5 different states?
Califorina
Alabama
Texas
Tennessee
39
What is the Convict Lease System?
Prisoners were released as laborers to private businesses who were responsi
Prisoners were released and given access to their own private land
All of the Above
Released prisoners of war during the Civil War and granted them full citize
40
What was the number 1 reason railroad production boomed in Mississippi?
A. More Southerners wanted to explore parts of the Northeast
A. An increase in the finding of gold
A. An increase of timber production
A. Many Northerners wanted to explore parts of Mississippi
41
Chattel Slavery means?
Slaves usually sold at a discounted rate due to injury/illness
That slavery would only be legal in southern states
Slaves were personal property of their owners and could be brought, sold
Slaves were NOT personal property of their owners but could be brought, sol
42
What three European nations struggled for control of the New World?
a. France. England, and Spain
a. United States, France, and England
a. France, Nigeria, and Chad
a. Germany, England, and Spain
43
Which 3 districts within the Louisiana Province will eventually become Mississippi?
a. Tunica, Yazoo, and Koroa
a. Biloxi, Ibitoupa, and Starkville
a. Pike, Lincoln, and Copiah
a. Biloxi, Natchez, and Yazoo
44
What happened to Emmett Till?
Was denied entry to Mississippi State after several applications
Was murdered by white men for whistling at a women
Was arrested for peacefully protesting segregation at a sit-in diner
After becoming governor, was removed from office for blocking the admittanc
45
The result of the War of 1812 was the Creeks giving up 23 million acres of land
True
False
46
The first territorial capital of Mississippi was......
Washington
New Orleans
Gulfport
Natchez
47
What was the significance of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
a. Ended slavery within North America
a. Officially gave Native Americans freedom from French control
a. Ended the American Civil War
a. The 13 American colonies were recognized as an independent nation
48
According to radio listeners who won the 1
st
televised debate?
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
James Meredith
Harry F. Byrd
49
The leader of the Confederate forces
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
50
After losing the French and Indian war, France ceded much of its territory to
England
Germany
Spain
Portugal
51
Included cooks, housekeepers, butlers, gardeners, carriage drivers, and traveling companions
House Slaves
Field Slaves
Town Slaves
52
What year did Mississippi become a state?
1815
1817
1825
1776
53
The primary crop in Mississippi....
potato
Tobacco
Beans
cotton
54
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Albert Sydney Johnson
Jefferson Davis
55
Which President signed the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
George Washington
John Adams
Andrew Johnson
56
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
A. Freed slaves in rebelling states
A. Created the United States colored cavalry
A. Formally ended the Civil War
A. Announcing that the South has decided to secede from the Union
57
Jacques Marquette and Louis Joilet traveled down the Mississippi river on behalf of who?
Spain
England
France
Germany
58
Made up the smallest group of slaves
Town Slaves
House Slaves
Field Slaves
59
Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached?
A. He blocked the Reconstruction Acts
A. He did not follow the policies of President Lincoln
A. He followed the policies of President Lincoln
A. He approved the role of Freedman in the government
60
1. The three largest Native American tribes in Mississippi before Spanish exploration were?
a. Koroa, Grigra, and Chakchiuma
a. Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Natchez
a. Chickasaw, Acolapissa, and Natchez
a. Acolapissa, Choctaw, and Natchez
61
What is color-line politics?
Encouraged cooperative buying and selling among farmers, and it promoted vo
The exclusion of people on the basis of their skin color
Arranged for prisoners to be leased as laborers to private businesses
An idea to increase political unity among poor whites
62
Who was the first explorer to reach Mississippi?
Jacques Maequette
Christopher Columbus
Louis Joilet
Hernando de Soto
63
Who was the most famous person to attend Jefferson college?
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Martin Luther King Jr.
64
The democratic leaders who planned and directed the Revolution of 1875
Redeemers
Ambrose
Carpetbaggers
Scalawags
65
What eventually overthrows the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling?
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison
Miranda v. Arizona
66
Was founded in 1877 by the Baptist denomination in Natchez
MSU
Alcorn State
Mississippi University for Women
Jackson State
67
What treaty ended the Mexican War? (1846-1848)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Missouri Compromise of 1850
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris 1783
68
The first women’s college in Mississippi
MSU
Jackson State
Mississippi University for Women
Alcorn State
69
The 2
nd
and final capital of the Confederacy was____________________
ATL
Montgomery, Al
Jackson, MS
Richmond, VA
70
The start of the Civil War began with
Attack on Fort Sumter
March to the sea
Attack on Harper's ferry
Capture of Vicksburg
71
.Some white men made their jobs difficult by refusing to cooperate with them
Ambrose
Carpetbaggers
Scalawags
Redeemers
72
What was the importance of Vicksburg during the Civil War?
The location where the Confederacy held most of its ammunition and weapons
Was on a high bluff which allowed complete control over who was able to tra
Vicksburg had no significance during the Civil War
Was the epicenter of all railroad tracks in the North and the South
73
Who created the Missouri Compromise?
Henry Stuart Foote
Henry Clay
Thomas Jefferson
David Wilmont
74
A minority of Mississippi’s population but dominated the state Economically and socially.
Farmer
Large Planter
Small Planter
75
Made up the largest group of slave owners in Mississippi
Large Planter
Farmer
Small Planter
76
Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek Indians at.....
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Versailles
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of Horseshoe bend
77
The first public school supported by sixteen section funds was
Lowndes County
Columbus High School
Tunica Academy
Franklin Academy
78
Who won the Civil War?
The Confederacy
The South
Jefferson Davis
The Union
79
First college in America to receive funding to educate African Americans
Mississippi University for Women
Alcorn State
MSU
Jackson State
80
1. Hernando de Soto’s expedition brought along which animal to North America?
Bull
Hog
Chicken
Oxen
81
The main conflict regarding the Civil War was
Education
Interstate Commerce
Taxes
Slavery
82
1. Which country funded Christopher Columbus’s voyages to North America?
France
Great Britain
Spain
Germany
83
Who informed the United States that the Creek Indians attacked American settlers?
Pushmataha
Heroic Hester
John Adams
Paul Revere
84
How much was it purchased for?
100 million
15 million
10 Million
120 million
85
Continental congress sent ___ a former Natchez resident to encourage the Natchez citizens to join the American cause
Sieur d’Iberville
James Willing
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
86
Majority were Whigs who tried to keep controversy over slavery at to a minimum
Small Planter
Large Planter
Farmer
87
Were assigned specific jobs, worked long hours, and were under control of an overseer
Field Slaves
House Slaves
Town Slaves
88
Cotton production went ______ between 1830-1860
Up
Stagnant
Up and down
Down
89
What college did James Meredith integrate?
Southern Miss
Jackson State
MSU
Ole Miss
90
Which did Early Mississippians NOT believe in?
Farming
Land Ownership
Spirits
Rituals
91
White Republicans who wanted citizenship for former slaves
Scalawags
Redeemers
Carpetbaggers
Ambrose
92
The first African American senator from Mississippi was
Blanche K. Bruce
Andrew Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
Malcom X
93
During the 1
st
televised debate which candidate seemed and looked more confident
Richard Nixon
Harry F. Byrd
James Meredith
John F. Kennedy
94
According to public opinion who won the 1
st
televised debate?
John F. Kennedy
Harry F. Byrd
James Meredith
Richard M. Nixon
95
What happened to Medgar Evers after he announced that he and other African Americans would fight for racial justice inMS
Gained a lot of support from Alabama and Louisiana and was sent countless d
He was arrested on the charges of treason
He died of a heart attack while giving a speech in Jackson
He was assassinated
96
Mississippi's land grant college
Mississippi University for Women
Alcorn State
MSU
Jackson State
97
The heredity chief of the Natchez Nation was called
Nanih Waiya
God
Mound King
Great Sun
98
Why was the Mississippi river valuable?
a. The Mississippi river was not valuable
a. The river walls consisted of diamonds on the sides and European power
a. It was completely unoccupied even after Europeans landed in North Ame
a. It was valuable for its trading potential and location
99
1. What does the following image represent?
Battle of Ackia
War of 1812
Indians greeting Christopher Columbus
Trail of Tears
100
Which president purchased the Louisiana Purchase?
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Jefferson Davis
