Mississippi StudiesChapter 3 - Early Beginnings: The Road to Statehood

I. Matching: Write the correct word with its definition listed below. No word is used twice.

a. Moundbuilders b. Maize c. Clans d. Exogamy e. Polygyny

f. Northwest Ordinance g. Sectionalism h. Constitution

1. _____ a group of related families2. _____ having more than one wife3. _____ corn4. _____ tribes that built burial mounds over tombs and sometimes shaped those mounds

like birds or animals5. _____ marring outside the clan6. _____ an allegiance to local interest7. _____ a document that sets up the framework of a government and determines its powers

and limitations8. _____ framework for the government of territories established by the United States in

1787

II. Multiple Choice: Write the correct letter in the space provided for question.

9. What were the crops of the Mississippians?a. Corn, Beans and Squashb. Corn, Beans and Potatoesc. Cabbage, Corn and Peasd. Peas, Carrots and Corn

10. What sparked the European exploration of North and South America?a. Voyage of Hernando Desotob. Voyage of Christopher Columbusc. Voyage of George Washingtond. Voyage of the Pilgrims

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11. Who were the first Europeans to visit Mississippi?a. The Frenchb. The Englishc. The Vikingsd. The Spanish

12. What was De Soto searching for?a. Silver and Goldb. Gold and Copperc. Gold and Platinumd. Silver and Platinum

13. What forced De Soto further west once he got to Mississippi?a. Rough Terrainb. Indian Attackc. Diseased. Lack of Supplies

14. Who were the second explorers to come to Mississippi?a. The Englishb. The Spanishc. The Vikingsd. The French

15. When did the United States gain control of Mississippi?a. 1699b. 1658c. 1798d. 1756

16. What did the French explorer Iberville build and where?a. A small settlement at present day Biloxib. Fort Maurepas at present day Ocean Springsc. A seaport town at present day Pascagoulad. Fort Sumter at present day Gulf Port

17. After 1763 what province was Mississippi apart of?a. Province of West Georgiab. Province of West Floridac. Province of East Louisianad. Province of South Tennessee

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18. What were important crops grown in Mississippi during Spanish control?a. Indigo, Tobacco and Cottonb. Corn, Tobacco and Cottonc. Tobacco, Corn and Tomatoesd. Cotton, Wheat and Indigo

19. When the United States started to govern Mississippi, who made up the largest segment of the population?

a. Blacksb. Whitesc. Native Americansd. Spanish

20. What was one exception of the Northwest Ordinance?a. Prohibited Slaveryb. Legalized Slaveryc. Prohibited Alcohold. Legalized Gambling

21. Who was Mississippi first territorial governor of Mississippi?a. David Holmesb. Winthrop Sargentc. John Adamsd. W.C.C. Claiborne

22. What was Mississippi’s most important resource?a. Cottonb. Landc. Mississippi Riverd. Fishing

23. What number did Mississippi become a state?a. 17th

b. 20th

c. 22nd

d. 19th

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24. When did Mississippi become a state?a. January 1, 1818b. July 4, 1776c. December 10, 1817d. August 7, 1826

25. Who was Mississippi’s first governor?a. David Holmesb. Patrick Lewisc. John Adamsd. W.C.C. Claiborne

III. True and False: Mark a T for true or F for false in the space provided by the question number.

26. _____ Nature and animals were sprits that the Native Americans believed in.

27. _____ Chunky and a form of baseball were two games the Choctaw played.

28. _____ The Great Moon was the leader of the Natchez.

29. _____ The Spanish called the Mississippi River “The River of the Many Twist.”

30. _____ Building up the fur trade and introducing Christianity are what the French were responsible for.

31. _____ Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River a few miles south of present day Memphis.

32. _____ Native Americans not being united and Europeans fighting amongst themselves is why the relationship was complex between the natives and Europeans.

33. _____ Pickney’s Treaty granted Americans the right to deposit their goods in New Orleans and then load them onto ocean-going ships.

34. _____ Fort Maurepas was the first European settlement in Mississippi.

35. _____ Gators, Tigers and Bears could be found in the woods and bayous in Mississippi.

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36. _____ Roads in Mississippi were only suitable for foot or horse travel, not wagons.

37. _____ The demand for statehood increased as the population increased.

38. _____ The Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians possessed most of the land in Mississippi

39. _____ The Mississippi Territory originally contained land that would later become the State of Tennessee

IV. Short Answer: Answer the following questions.

40. What were the animals Native Americans hunted and why?________________________________________________________________________

41. What were the religious views of the Native Americans?________________________________________________________________________

42. Name three of the small Native American societies in Mississippi?_______________________________________________________________________

43. What were the three larger Native American societies in Mississippi?________________________________________________________________________

44. What happen to the Native American population due to the first 1st Europeans?________________________________________________________________________

45. What were Jolliet and Marquette looking for and why did they turn around?________________________________________________________________________

46. What did the Treaty of Paris consist of?________________________________________________________________________

47. What was the French’s plan for controlling the interior of Mississippi?________________________________________________________________________

48. What happened around Fort Rosalie?________________________________________________________________________

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49. What was the result of the treaty of 1763?________________________________________________________________________

50. Why was Natchez so important on the Mississippi River and for surrounding settlements?________________________________________________________________________

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Bonus (+5 points): Label the Mound Sites that make up Mississippi.

Owl Creek Jaketown Grand Village Bear Creek

Winterville Boyd Pocahontas Emerald

Bynum Nanih Waiya Pharr

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Bonus (+5 points): Label the states that that De Soto’s explorations took him through.

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Mississippi Texas

Missouri South Carolina

Tennessee Georgia

North Carolina Louisiana

Arkansas Alabama

Florida

Bonus (+5 points): Label North American control after the French and Indian War.

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New Spain Quebec

Spanish Louisiana Hudson Bay Co.

British Claims Russian Claims

British Colonies French Fishing Rights

Proclamation Line of 1763

Bonus (+5 points): List the dates that each part was added to the Mississippi Territory.

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1812 1804 1798