7th Grade Exam Review

General Grant was a Union general and led the Union to victory during the Battle of Shiloh.

The Civil War Started in 1851.

The Constitution of 1890 was considered "white supremacy" because it made it nearly impossible for blacks to vote.

The 14th amendment made blacks full citizens of the nation and the state they lived in.

In the 1860 Presidential election, Lincoln was the Democratic candidate and Breckinridge was the Republican candidate.

Vicksburg was an easy place to attack because of its low plains terrain.

The fauna is the animal life of an area.

Mississippi became a state in _________

Place is much more than WHERE a place is, but it describes what a location is LIKE..no two places on earth are the same!

What were the two main causes of the Civil War?

What is Mississippi's highest point of elevation?

The earliest explorers came to Mississippi searching for gold and silver and a route to Asia.

Movement is when people, ideas, information, and products are in constant motion throughout the world.

The "redeemers" led to the downfall of the Republican party in Mississippi in the 1870's.

Snow is a form of precipitation.

The Mississippi Constitution of 1868...

Suffrage means _______________

The 4 geographical regions in Mississippi are: Piney Woods, Delta, Hills, and Gulf Coast.

Miss. was important to "control" during the Civil War because if you controlled the state, you controlled the river.

Mississippi is located in the Gulf Coastal Plains region of the US.

Which state borders Mississippi on its East?

The ________ amendment outlawed slavery throughout the USA.

What is the climate like in Mississippi?

John C Calhoun was VP and was from South Carolina and encouraged nullification.

The Spanish came to Mississippi seeking gold, silver, and wealth.

Evaporation is when water turns from vapor back into liquid.

Select all soil types in the "Hills" region of Mississippi.

What is Mississippi's most fertile region?

Where were the 1st shots of the Civil War fired?

Natchez was the first capital of Mississippi.

Tarrifs are taxes on imported goods that are designed to keep out competition.

Fertile soil is necessary for crops to grow.

Absolute location is locating a place using a coordinate system, GPS, etc.

There were North American societies present in Mississippi when Europeans and Africans arrived.

Chickasaw, Chocctaw, Natchez, and Biloxi are a few of numerous native North American societies that lived in Miss.

The north did not want slavery in the country while the south wanted to keep slavery because it was profitable.

Which of the 5 themes of Geography is where a place simply happens to be?

Reconstruction was the process of reuniting the south with the north and occured from 1865-1877.

Mississippi's topography is mostly rolling hills.

Life was tough for a freed black person after the Civil War. Most were homeless, had no possessions, no jobs, etc.

Select the following that were problems facing the nation during Reconstruction.

The Freedmen's States Rights Group provided food, shelter, and education for the freedmen.