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Ms Studies Chapter 4 Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main difference between Ms constitution of 1832 and the Ms Constitution of 1817

a)

In 1832- had to be a male over 21 to be stae offical, needed to be born in the usa, own over 2 acres of land

b)

In 1832- took away the requirements that you had to own land, state officials would be elected by vote, maintained slavery as a legal institution

c)

In 1832- state officials would be elected by opinion, slavery was illegal, must own land

d)

In 1832- must be a male over 21 to be elected to vote, be born in america

2.

Who was Tecumseh?

a)

A famous official

b)

A Native American leader for the british

c)

A mississippi polition

d)
A Roman emperor
3.

Who was Pushmataha?

a)

A Choctaw Cheif

b)

A governor in MS

c)
An Egyptian pharaoh
d)

A abolitionist

4.

Who was Henry Clay?

a)

A senator of Kentucky who introduced a series of bills

b)

A British settler

c)

A Leader in union force

d)
A German scientist
5.

Who was Aaron Burr?

a)
An American football player
b)
A famous Hollywood actor
c)

A successful politician

d)
A renowned scientist
6.

Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?

a)

A senator In jackson Ms

b)

current Poplarville governor

c)

Wrote "Uncle Toms Cabin"

d)

worked at Elizabeth Academy

7.

What was special about Elizabeth Academy?

a)
It was the first school to offer online classes
b)
It was the first all-girls school in the country
c)
It was the first school to be established in the country
d)

School for all girls with disabilities

8.

Who was the leader of the Union Forces during John Brown Raid?

a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
George Washington
d)
Abraham Lincoln
9.

What caused many people to move to California?

a)
Gold Rush
b)
Alien Invasion
c)
Zombie Apocalypse
d)
World War III
10.

What is the current capital of Ms?

a)
Jackson
b)
Biloxi
c)
Gulfport
d)
Hattiesburg
11.

What road connected the Mississippi river to Nashville?

a)
Natchez Trace Parkway
b)
Route 66
c)
Interstate 40
d)
Highway 61
12.

What was the first capital of Mississippi?

a)

Washington

b)
Jackson
c)
Biloxi
d)
Gulfport
13.

What year did Ms become a state?

a)
1817
b)
1820
c)
1800
d)
1830
14.

The Ms territory later became which two states?

a)
North Dakota and South Dakota
b)
Mississippi and Alabama
c)
Missouri and Arkansas
d)
Kansas and Nebraska
15.

What is the definition of secession?

a)

The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or Union, especially a political state

b)
The action of joining a federation or body, especially a political state
c)
The action of creating a federation or body, especially a political state
d)
The action of dissolving a federation or body, especially a political state
16.

What is the definition of flatboats?

a)

A type of boat that is flat in shape and square at the bottom used for transportation of freight

b)
A type of boat that is used for deep sea fishing
c)
A type of boat that is used for sailing in the ocean
d)
A type of boat that is used for river rafting
17.

What is the definition of annexation?

a)

The process of adding territory to existing government unit

b)
The process of removing land from a city or country
c)
The process of dividing a city or country
d)
The process of merging two cities or countries
18.

What is the definition of sectionalism?

a)

allegiance to local than national interest

b)
The process of dividing a country into smaller, more manageable pieces
c)
A political ideology that focuses on the rights and powers of individual states
d)
The belief in and the practice of regional and local government, rather than a central government
19.

What is the definition of protective tariff?

a)
A tax imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries
b)
A tax imposed on exported goods to increase domestic consumption
c)
A tax imposed on domestic goods to increase exports
d)
A tax imposed on imported goods to increase exports
20.

What is the definition of abolitionist?

a)
A person who supports the practice of slavery
b)
A person who advocates or supports the abolition of a particular practice or institution, especially capital punishment
c)

those who want to end slavery

d)
A person who supports the practice of animal rights