Mississippi History chapter 10

what is an ethnic group?

• a group of people who worship the same God

• a group of people whose ancestors are from the same country or area

• people who like to play sports

what is a historic site?

• a place that is protected because important things happened there

• an award for achievements in journalism, literature and music

• what we do for fun

what is a Nobel Prize?

• an award for achievement in journalism, literature and music

• one of the highest honors

• a group of people whose ancestors are from the same country or area

what is the Pulitzer Prize?

• one of the highest honors

• an award for achievements in journalism, literature, music

• a group of people whose ancestors are from the same country or area

The first people in our state were

• Vietnamese

• Chinese-Americans

• American-Indian

What does Juneteenth celebrate?

• the blessings of the ships before fishing season

• Scottish heritage

• the freeing of enslaved people after the Civil War ended

• Latino heritage

Mississippi has _______ state and national parks

• 1,000

• 32

• 45

• 178

Which professional sports stars were born in Mississippi?

• Elvis Presley

• Walter Payton

• Jerry Rice

• Tennessee Williams

What is a play called in which all the words are sung?

• cartoon

• drama

• opera

• stanza

Who wrote about Mississippi's rich heritage around the times of the Civil War?

• William Faulkner

• Tennessee Williams

• Eudora Welty

• Richard Wright