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midterm exam
Question | Answer |
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Precipitation | Rain snow and hail |
Topography | Physical features such as mountains hills and plateus |
Flora | Natural vegetation on land |
Fauna | Refers to animal life |
What is the size of Ms compared to other States? | 32nd place in size |
Ms mineral resources | Petroleum,natural gas,gravel,sanf |
Ms natural hazards | Drought hurricanes floods and thunderstorms |
Climate | Humid subtropical |
David Holmes was? | The first governed of ms |
Who's searched for gold and silver and did not find any? And also brought diseases back | Hernando desoto |
Who were the first Europeans in Ms? | Spanish |
Three largest Indian tribes in Ms? | Natches Choctaw and chickasaw |
Most important result of desotos expedition | Explored the south eastern part of north america |
1 and 2 territorial capitals of Ms? | 1. Natches and 2. Washington |
1 and 2 territorial governers of ms | 1.W.c.c Claiborne and 2.Winthrop sargent |
Greenwood leflore was? | Pushmatahas nephew who helped negotiate the treaty of dancing rabbit |
Antebellum means? | Before the war |
Plantions are? | Large farms |
Trail of tears | The Indian territory |
Segregation is | Seperating whites and blacks |
Lynching is? | Mob murder by hanging shooting or burning |
Share croppers are? | Persons who did not own land they farmed, the house they lived in, or often the tools they used |
Theodore bilbo | Man of the people. Governer in1915, worked with legislature to pass a # of progressive reforms |
Patronage | Appointing Pol to government positions az rewards for political support |
Culture | The way we think about and do things |
Folk culture | Passed on informally by story tellers, musicians, and artists in the form of quilting, home remedies,baskets and so on. |
Jimmie rodgers | Father of country music |
Elvis Presley | King of rock n roll, born in tupelo |