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WorksheetsMississippi Studies Final Exam (2019)
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Considered the worst natural disaster in American history.
My birth.
Hurricane Harvey
Great Flood of 1927
Hurricane Katrina
How many counties are in Mississippi?
Too many
82
83
48
Brave warriors and fierce hunters.
Choctaw
Chickasaw
Natchez
Tunica-Biloxi
What is the most fertile soil region in Mississippi?
Delta-Yazoo
Loess Bluffs
Flatwoods
It’s all just dirt.
Name the largest county in Mississippi. Name the largest city.
Hinds, Yazoo
Jackson, Clinton
Hinds, Jackson
Madison, De Soto
According to a 2010 census, what is Mississippi’s population? How does Mississippi rank in population among the 50 states?
2,067,297 people, ranked 31st.
7,927,602 people, ranked 22nd.
2,067,297 people, ranked 50th.
3,281,047 people, ranked 31th.
Mississippi has a __________ climate.
Really hot or really cold
Fertile soil
Subtropical
Humid
How many days in the growing season does Mississippi have?
92-102
31-52
210-270
66-79
What was the Trail of Tears?
The long, hard path to Oklahoma that Native Americans had to walk because they were forced off their land.
The way to Algebra class.
A long trail full of cutthroat bandits. Also known as the Devil’s Backbone.
The path that De Soto took when he trekked across America.
Describe the Natchez tribe.
It was never a tribe, only a city in Mississippi.
First referenced by Caviler, these fierce warriors and hunters were largely agricultural.
Found by De Soto, they were peaceful and even developed their own species of horse.
First referenced by Caviler, they had long hair and flat heads. They were also heavily tattooed.
Describe the Choctaw.
Fierce warriors and hunters, they were the largest and often fought with other tribes.
Known for being heavily tattooed, this tribe has a town named after them.
Peaceful and agricultural, this tribe was the smallest and had the least influence on Mississippi.
Found by De Soto, they were the largest tribe. They were largely agricultural and peaceful, and now they have a Tribal Council and run their own independent government.
Describe the Chickasaw.
Long haired and heavily tattooed.
Warriors and hunters, who often fought with their ‘brother tribe,’ the Choctaw.
A small tribe that was wiped out early in Mississippi history, and they were largely unimportant.
Developed their own kind of horse.
Who first referenced the Natchez tribe?
Caviler
De Soto
Iberville
La Salle
Who first referenced the Choctaw tribe?
Caviler
De Soto
La Salle
Iberville
Define the Indian Removal.
Southern Indians were forced off their land because white farmers accused them of not using the land properly.
A long, dangerous path to Oklahoma in winter.
The day that President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Treaty of Fort Adams
3 million acres
10 thousand acres
5 million acres
4 million acres
Treaty of Mount Dexter
5 million acres
3 million acres
10 million acres
4 million acres
Treaty of Doak’s Stand
7 million acres
10 million acres
5 million acres
3 million acres
Treaty of Pontotoc
10 million acres
6 million acres
5 million acres
4 million acres
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
10 million acres
11 million acres
5 million acres
6 million acres
Name the three great powers of Europe.
Pineapple.
France, Europe, Spain.
France, England, Spain.
France, England, Switzerland.
Name the first two permanent settlements on the Mississippi River, and who established them.
France established Natchez and Orleans.
England established Jamestown.
Spain established Mexico.
France established New Orleans and Natchez.
Name the first capital of Mississippi.
Washington D.C.
Clinton
Jackson
Washington
What was the first public building in Mississippi?
Jailhouse
Schoolhouse
Governor’s mansion
Farmer’s market
What were the two main causes of sectionalism?
Tariffs and railroads
The American Revolution
Protective tariffs and sectionalism
Slavery and racism
Who was the first governor of Mississippi?
John Quincy Adams
David Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Eli Whitney
What was the Louisiana Purchase? Who was the land purchased from, and how did it affect the U.S?
Purchased from Al Capone, it doubled the size of the U.S.
Purchased from Napoleon Bonaparte, the Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the U.S.
Purchased from President Jefferson, the Louisiana Purchase decreased the size of the U.S. by 14%.
Purchased from the Natchez Indians, the Louisiana Purchase quadrupled the size of the U.S.
Name the two main transportation routes into Mississippi. What made them dangerous?
The Natchez Trace and the Arkansas River, which were lined with malaria-carrying mosquitos.
The Mississippi River and the Natchez Trace were dotted with alligator nests.
The Trail of Tears and the Arkansas River flooded regularly.
The Mississippi River and the Natchez Trace were chock-full of cutthroat bandits and thieves.
Describe large planters.
Mostly Whigs.
Farmed 500+ acres of land
50+ slaves
All of these.
Describe small planters.
None of these.
The largest group
Mostly Whigs
“Pro North”
Describe farmers.
Less than 20 slaves
Aspirations of becoming rich aristocrats
Farm less than 200 acres
All of these
Name three beliefs that characterized the Second Great Awakening.
Buckle of the Bible Belt
Fervor, heaven vs. hell, interpretation of scripture.
Interpretation of scripture, a ‘necessary evil’, farmers.
Good vs. evil, the Great Schism, fever.
Who invented the cotton gin? What did it do?
Eli Whitney, it separated cotton fiber from boll weevils.
David Holmes, it separated white people from black people.
Eli Whitney, it separated cotton fiber from its seeds.
General Grant, it separated the North and the South.
One of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War.
Battle of Champion Hill
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Shiloh
Battle at Grant’s Pass
