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Means "before the war"
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Antebellum
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Mississippians wanted to capital moved away from what city?
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Natchez
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Owned a trading post on the Pearl River
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Louis LeFleur
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Located on the Pearl River, had some high ground, but was more than 30 miles from the center of the state.
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LeFleur's Bluff
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Who was the capital named after?
Who was the county named after? |
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Hinds |
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Describe the constitution of 1823.
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Property requirements were dropped for voting and holding offices. All white men could vote or run for office. Representation in legislature is determined by entire county population.
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Duties of the Board of Police
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1. Levy and impose taxes.
2. Appoint supervisors to maintain roads and bridges. 3. Approve who could own hotels and sell alcohol. 4. Provide public schools for white children. |
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The first policy in dealing with the Native Americans
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Assimilation
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Describe the treaty of Fort Adams.
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US gets 3 million acres of land for south MS
Mississippi gets the right to build the Natchez Trace |
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Describe the Treaty of Mt. Dexter.
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US gains 4 million acres in south MS.
Native Americans recieved cancellation of debts and annual pensions for native leaders, inculding Pushmataha |
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Describe the Treaty of Doaks Stand.
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US recieved 5 million acres
The choctaw were promised land west of the MS river and 13 million acres in Arkansas but rejected the land because it was not good and had already been settled by whites. |
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Describe the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.
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Choctaws gave up the rest of their land and agreed to move to what is now Oklahoma.
LeFleur was granted land in the Delta and never left MS. |
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Describe the Treaty of Pontotoc Creek.
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Chickasaws ceded their land to US and agreed to move west to Oklahoma.
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The forced relocation of Indians to Oklahoma. It was a hard journey west, many people died and people hated leaving their homelands.
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Trail of Tears
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5 indian tribes and their years and locations.
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1. Choctaw-1831:Mississippi
2. Seminole-1832:Florida 3. Chickasaw-1832: Mississippi 4. Creek-1834: Alabama 5. Cherokee-1838: Georgia |
