Chapter 13, Part 1 Daily Grade

What were the 4 largest states in Mississippi?

pg. 171

• Natchez, Destin, Jackson, Columbus

• Natchez, Vicksburg, Jackson, & Columbus

• Natchez, Vicksburg, Jackson, and Canton

• Natchez, Vicksburg, Jacksonville, Columbus

What city was the major center for doing business?

• Jackson

• Vicksburg

• Natchez

• Columbus

How many people lived in Natchez at the time?

• 100

• 4,440

• 4,434

• 5,453

How did the planters who lived near the river get their goods?

pg172-173

• sale boat

• big boat

• sail boat

• steamboat

During the early days, people traveled and shipped their goods by water. They used _________ that drifted _______ with the current.

• flatboats, downstream

• flatboats, upstreatm

• flatboats, faststream

• large boats, downstream

How big were flatboats?

• 40 feet long, 11 feet wide, 8 feet deep

• 40 feet long, 10 feed wide, 5 feet deep

• 40 feet long, 12 feet wide, 8 feet deep

• 40 feet long, 9 feet wide, 8 feet deep

How long did the trip from Kentucky to New Orleans take on a flatboat?

• 6 years

• 6 days

• 6 months

• 60 days

What is the definition of the word current?

• water in a pond

• water flowing in a river or creek

• water flowing in a hose

• water flowing in a pool

When did the first steamboat appear on the Mississippi River?

• 1118

• 1810

• 1813

• 1811

When did the steamboat "New Orleans" stop in Natchez?

pg. 174-175

• December 1811

• November 1811

• September 1811

• October 1811