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Mississippi MS Territory

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Russia

b)

India

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

2.

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

a)

Egyptians

b)

Hispanics

c)

Native Americans

d)

Enslaved Africans

3.

True or False.

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

a)

True

b)

False

4.

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

a)

The United States

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Australia

5.

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

6.

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

a)

The United States of America

b)

Alaska

c)

Mississippi

d)

Bering Land Bridge

7.

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

a)

Mississippi

b)

Native Americans

c)

Enslaved Africans

d)

The United States

8.

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

a)

The boundary between Mississippi and Spanish controlled Florida

b)

The Native Americans

c)

The right to vote

d)

The taxes paid to governments

9.

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

a)

1795

b)

1776

c)

1783

d)

1700s

10.

What day did Congress create the Mississippi Territory?

(Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation must be correct)

(a)  

11.

Which present day states were included in Mississippi?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Alabama

c)

Georgia

d)

Tennessee

12.

Who poured into the Mississippi territory?

a)

Carolinas

b)

Virginia

c)

Mississippi

d)

Georgia

e)

NewYork