Mississippi History Flashcards

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Stages for a territory to become a state

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Three stages

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Purpose of French explorers in Mississippi

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Find gold and silver, find a water route to the Pacific Ocean, dominate the fur trade

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Characteristic NOT found in Native American social structure

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Human sacrifice

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Agreement for shipping goods down the Mississippi River

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Right of deposit

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Impact shown in the state Constitution of 1832

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Jacksonian Democracy

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Explorer during the Age of Exploration in Mississippi

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De Soto

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Government responsible for negotiating with Native Americans

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Federal government

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The voyage west to Oklahoma by Native Americans forced from their ancestral lands that resulted in many deaths is called the

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Trail of Tears

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When the war between the Europeans reached the American colonies,

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Native Americans found themselves choosing sides.

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The two largest religious denominations in MS during the antebellum period were

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Baptist, Methodist.