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MS Studies
Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Marry outside clan or tribe? | exogamy |
| established New Orleans in 1718 | Sieur d'Bienville |
| Another name for corn | Maize |
| Practice of having more than one wife at same time. | Polygamy |
| allegiance to local interests | sectionalism |
| formal agreement between two or more nations | treaty |
| built in 1716 at present site of Natchez | Fort Rosalie |
| searched along MS River for LaSalle | Tonti |
| group of related families | clan |
| first governor of Mississippi | David Holmes |
| Spanish explorer who discovered MS river | Hernando DeSoto |
| established first European base in MS in 1699 | Sieur d'Iberville |
| first territorial governor of MS | Wintrop Sargent |
| appointed governor of MS territory by President Jefferson | W.C.C. Claiborne |
| sets the framework for a government | constitution |
| early Indians who had highly organized societies | mound builders |
| French explorer who claimed MS region for France | Sieur deLassale |
| controlled the admission of MS to the U.S. | Northwest Ordinance |
| Mississippi became a state in (date) | Dec. 10, 1817 |
| First Europeans to visit MS were... | Spanish |
| The principal route between Natchez and Nashville was... | Natchez Trace |
| In the Northwest Ordinance, section 16 of each township was to be used for what | public education |
| The first European settlement in MS was... | ocean springs |
| The territorial capital of MS was... | washington |
| Native American population decreased by what percent after the arrival of Columbus | 50% |
| The second largest mound in the southeastern US is... | Emerald Mound |
| List 7 Native American societies that were present in MS when Europeans and Africans arrived | 1.Choula 2.Pascagoula 3.Tunica 4.Biloxi 5.Chickasaw 6.Choctaw 7.Natchez |