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Mississippi History
History Exam Review Sheet #2
| Answer | Question |
|---|---|
| Joliet | French/Canadian explorers who first sailed down the MS River with Marquette |
| Marquette | French/Canadian explorers who first sailed down the MS River with Joliet |
| Narvaez | early Spanish sailor/explorer who looked for the mouth of the MS River in 1521 |
| Desoto | first conquistador/explorer to see MS River by land; 1541 |
| de Pineda | Spanish explorer who led several expeditions |
| Iberville | built Fort Maurepas |
| Bienville | build Fort Rosalie at present day Natchez |
| Natchez | Fort Rosalie was here. Name of major road from here to Nashville. 1st territorial capital of MS |
| Maurepas | For at present day Ocean Springs |
| 1673 | this is the year where Marquette and Joliet explored. |
| 1736 | this is the year of the Battle of Ackia |
| 1793 | the year when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. |
| 1716 | Bienville built fort rosalie this year. |
| 1798 | the year MS became a territory. |
| 1492 | Columbus discovered the New World this year. |
| 1541 | Desoto found MS River this year. |
| 1682 | In this year, La Salle, Tonti, and Father Mambre claimed the MS river region for FRANCEEEE |
| 1729 | Massacre of Ackia happened this year. |
| 1795 | Treaty of San Lorenzo & Pinkney's Treaty happened this year. |
| 1699 | 1st settlement established at Ft. Maurepas happened this year. |
| 1763 | End of French and Indian War |
| Tonti | La Salle left this person behind. He was taken captive by Indians so he showed them a mirror over his heart to make them believe they were on his heart. had a hook hand. left notes for La Salle in case he came back |
| stinkards | low class of Natchez Indians |
| corn | major Indian crop |
| English Turn | English turned around here because the French lied and said they had more ships but they really didn't |
| 1817 | Ms became a state in this year. |
| Ackia | battle near Tupelo |
| Cotton gin | Eli Whitney invented this. This led to slavery. |
| Paleo | Prehistoric Indians who followed wooly mammoths to America. first by |
| Archaic | Prehistoric Indians who came after the Paleos |
| Woodland | Prehistoric Indians who came after the Archaic. |
| Mississippian | Indians who settled in Mississippi |
| Marschalk | newspaper printer from MS |
| Jeff Davis | president of the Confederacy |
| L. Price | famous opera singer from MS |
| Andrew Jackson | defeated British at NOLA; face of the Natchez Trace; President later |
| BB King | famous blues singer from MS-"King of the Blues" |
| Elvis Presley | King of Rock N Roll from Tupelo MS |
| Washington | 2nd capital of the MS Territory |
| G. Leflore | Pushmataha's nephew |
| Claiborne | 2nd territorial governor of MS; took place of Winthrop Sargent |
| Oklahoma | used to be Dancing Rabbit Creek; where the Indians were sent on the Trail of Tears |
| MS Territory | created in 1798; this place expanded up to TN in 1804 and down to the Gulf of Mexico in 1812. This was divided into 2 separate places in 1817. |
| Natchez Trace | A major road that stretched from Natchez to Nashville. Andrew Jackson was the face of this road. It is still working today; robbers and gangs, stands also |
| stands | motels for weary travelers |
| mason gang | a gang led by Sam Mason |
| New Orleans | 1st steamboat on the MS River; city on the bottom of the MS River; battle won by Andrew Jackson |
| Battle of Horsheshoe Bend | faught in AL; Jackson defeated the Creeks at this battle |
| Winthrop Sargent | 1st territorial governor of MS Territory. He was called "His Yankeeship" |
| David Holmes | 1st state and 3rd(final) governor of MS |
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