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MS Studies
Mrs. Hawkins 2011 exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Prince of the Poor Whites in MS was? | Theodore Bilbo |
| Harsher Punishment for Criminals was part of what movement? | The Progressive Movement |
| A person paid to represent in the interests of a company of group is a? | Lobbyist |
| In the 1900's Delta Farmers Tried a new labor source by using immigrants from? | Italy |
| What is a Mob Murder by Hanging,shooting,or burning? | Lynching |
| Wood made by compressed fibers is? | Fiberboard |
| Trickster Stories originated from the _________ tribe in MS? | Choctaw |
| _________________ was the supreme court Case that ended segregation in the schools. | Brown vs. Board of Education |
| _____________ was the fourteen year old black youth who was lynched for making a remark toward a white woman. | Emmett Till |
| ____________ in Meridian produces some of the world's finest sound equipment. | Peavey Electronics |
| Tupelo, MS is the center of the ________ industry of the state. | Furniture |
| ___________ was the first black to be admitted to the University of Mississippi. | James Meredith |
| ____________ was the first republican governor of MS since reconstruction. | Kirk Fordice |
| ____________ was the white supremacist convicted of killing Medgar Evers. | Byron de La Beckwith |
| The ____ amendment to the U.S Constitution outlawed the poll tax. | 24th |
| Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and A Streetcar Named Desire were written by ________. | Tennessee Williams |
| ____________ was the plan to rebuild the south and restore the southern states to the union as quickly as possible. | Reconstruction |
| _______ was a post civil war term for the northern whites because it was believed that they came to the state carrying their belongings in suitcases made of carpet. | Carpet Baggers |
| ____________ was the United states president who ended reconstruction in the South. | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| ____________ and _____________ were the two phases of the Reconstruction period. | Presidential and Congressional |
| ____________ serves as the chairman of the MS Constitutional Convention of 1968 | Berroth Eggleston |
| _________ was the only African American to serve a full term in the Congress until the election of Senator Edward Brooke in 1996. | Blanch K. Bruce |
| __________ was an agency to help former slaves with food, shelter, education, and healthcare. | Freedmen's Bureau |
| Difference between people leaving the state and people entering the state. | Net Migration |
| In Which County is the capitol of Jackson Located? | Hinds |
| More than half of MS's population is considered to be? | Rural |
| How many counties make up the state of MS? | 82 |
| According to the 200 census, which city has the biggest population | Jackson |
| What ethnic group got involved in the grocery business? | Chinese |
| In what county do the Vietnamese work in the seafood industry in? | Harrison |
| In which industry does MS rank 3rd nationally? | Gaming |
| Which city in the state has the most manufacturing plants? | Jackson |
| Catfish Pods in MS cover ___________ water surface acres, most of which is in the Delta. | 102,000 |
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