Mississippi History Chapter 5

The ________ gave the United States control of the Mississippi River.

• territory

• Louisiana Purchase

• legislature

• War of 1812

Which TWO countries were involved in the War of 1812?

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• United States

Many settlers in Mississippi traveled along the________.

• Natchez Trace

• Trail of Tears

• Jackson Road

• Lowland Road

__________ led American forces against the Creek Indians during the War of 1812.

• Pushmataha

• David Holmes

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson

During the period known as _____________ ___________ thousands of people bought land in Mississippi.

• Good Times

• Flush Times

• Frontier Times

• The War Times

The _______________ is the route taken by Mississippi Indians when they traveled hundreds of miles to what is now known as Oklahoma.

• Natchez Trace

• Indian Territory

• Mississippi River

• Trail of Tears

_____________________ is a person elected to serve in a legislature.

• representative

• pioneer

• delegate

• constitution

Many of the people living in the _______________ were wealthy cotton planters and land owners.

• uplands

• frontier

• lowlands

• Indian Territory

The Chickasaw signed the _________________ in 1832.

• constitution

• Treaty of Pontotoc

• Treaty of Doak's Stand

• Treaty of Peace

The _______ opened Chickasaw lands to white settlers.

• constitution

• legislature

• Treaty of Pontotoc

• Treaty of Jackson