The Mississippi Delta

Which city in the Mississippi Delta is the home of a 55-foot Indian Mound surrounded by at least 20 other mounds?

• Indianola

• Greenville

• Winterhaven

• Clarksdale

Which event led to many Delta residents fleeing to the Urban North?

• The 1927 Mississippi River Flood

• The Great Mudslide

• Earthquake of 1927

• Dragon slaying

The Mississippi Delta is located on which border of the state?

• Western
• Eastern

• Southern

• Northern

The Mississippi Delta was once a forest, then a swamp. What is its landscape today?

• Ocean

• Mountains

• Crops

• Desert

Before the Civil War, slaveowners in the Delta were:

• at the bottom of society

• poor with little power

• roughly the same as non-slaveowners

• rich and powerful

Indian Mounds in the delta were built by:

• Irish immigrants

• Native Americans

• Former Slaves

• Aliens

Which artist was not born in the Mississippi Delta?

• Howlin' Wolf

• Sam Cooke

• BB King

• Conway Twitty

The landscape of the Mississippi Delta is unusually:

• Steep

• Wet

• Mountainous

• Flat

Indian mounds in the delta are thought to be the places where what type of events occured?

• Ceremonial and Political

• Educational and Athletic

• Familial and Obscure

• Musical and Malevolent

After the Civil War, many freed slaves moved into the Delta searching for new opportunities.

• True

• False