Mississippi Studies

Many settlers in Mississippi traveled along the________.

• Natchez Trace

• Trail of Tears

• Jackson Road

• Lowland Road

During the period known as _____________ ___________ thousands of people bought land in Mississippi.

• Good Times

• Flush Times

• Frontier Times

• The War Times

The _______________ is the route taken by Mississippi Indians when they traveled hundreds of miles to what is now known as Oklahoma.

• Natchez Trace

• Indian Territory

• Mississippi River

• Trail of Tears

The Chickasaw signed the _________________ in 1832.

• constitution

• Treaty of Pontotoc

• Treaty of Doak's Stand

• Treaty of Peace

The _______ opened Chickasaw lands to white settlers.

• constitution

• legislature

• Treaty of Pontotoc

• Treaty of Jackson

American Indians forced out of Mississippi walked the ________________________.

• Natchez Trace

• Trail of Tears

• Jackson Road

• Pontotoc Mountain

A plan that explains the parts of a government and outlines its laws is called a_____________.

• delagate

• pioneer

• legislature

• constitution

What is the capital city of Mississippi?

• Jackson

• Biloxi

• Hattiesburg

• Gulfport

Which river forms the western border of Mississippi?

• Missouri River

• Mississippi River

• Ohio River

• Arkansas River

In which year did Mississippi become a state of the United States?

• 1817

• 1820

• 1835

• 1845