Mississippi MS Territory

At the close of the French Indian War all of France's land east of the Mississippi River was awarded to ______.

• Russia

• India

• Great Britain

• Spain

Under Great Britain's rule, land in the northern part of Mississippi was used for _____.

• Egyptians

• Hispanics

• Native Americans

• Enslaved Africans

True or False.

Great Britain was not in control of Mississippi for very long.

• True

• False

At the end of the Revolutionary War, all of Great Britain's land in America became the property of ______.

• The United States

• France

• Spain

• Australia

In _____, a year after the American Revolution started, English colonists declared their freedom from Great Britain.

What was the name that the original thirteen colonist named themselves?

• The United States of America

• Alaska

• Mississippi

• Bering Land Bridge

After the Revolutionary War ended in 1783, who gained control of Mississippi?

• Mississippi

• Native Americans

• Enslaved Africans

• The United States

What almost caused a war between Spain and the United States?

• The boundary between Mississippi and Spanish controlled Florida

• The Native Americans

• The right to vote

• The taxes paid to governments

In what year did the United States and Spain sign a formal agreement known as the Treaty of Madrid?

• 1795

• 1776

• 1783

• 1700s

What day did Congress create the Mississippi Territory?

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