MISSISSIPPI
The state has seen the rise and fall of several different cultures, and their remnants still blend together in Mississippi's culture today. Mississippi, one of the East South Central states of the United States, bordered on the north by Tennessee, on the east by Alabama, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana, and on the west by Louisiana and Arkansas. The Mississippi River forms almost the entire western boundary, and the Pearl River forms part of the southern boundary. Statehood: Dec. 10, 1817, the 20th state. State abbreviations: Miss. (traditional); MS (postal). State capital: Jackson, Mississippi's capital since 1822. Other capitals were Natchez (1798-1802, 1817-1821), Washington (1802-1817), and Columbia (1821-1822). Origin of Name: From an Indian word meaning "Father of Waters" Major Industries: Agriculture, Fisheries, Manufacturing Agriculture: broilers, cotton, soybeans Manufacturing: petroleum products, food products, chemicals, wood products, machinery, electrical equipment. Bordering States: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee State motto: Virtute et Armis (By Valor and Arms). State song: "Go Mis-sis-sip-pi" by Houston Davis. (se
1863 Union forces captured Vicksburg in the Civil War. 1798 The Mississippi Territory was organized. Across the Mississippi River from West Florida was the remainder of Louisiana, now governed by Spain. During the American Revolution, Spain declared war on Great Britain. The governor of Louisiana, Bernardo de Galvez, led Spanish forces that captured major settlements in West Florida, including Baton Rouge, Natchez, and Pensacola. In 1781 Galvez took over the administration of the region. Great Britain ceded West Florida to Spain in the peace treaty of 1783. Today, Mississippi is a major contributor to USA. One contribution is an immense forestry industry. About 54 percent of the state is covered by slash and loblolly pine trees. There is also an abundance of tung trees, which are used for their oil. A major forest in Mississippi is the Piney Woods, which are located in the southeastern portion of the state. The lakes formed by dams on the Yazoo, Pearl, and Tennessee Rivers supply hydroelectric power to most of the state. After the war, in 1867, the United States placed Mississippi under military rule during the Reconstruction period. Mississippi was readmitted to the Union in 1870. After adopting a new state constitution and ratifying Amendments 14 and 15 of the United States Constitution. It took many years for the state to recover from its war losses. After Reconstruction ended in 1876, whites in Mississippi, as in the other Southern states, refused to share political power with blacks. Blacks throughout the South gradually lost most of the rights they had gained after the Civil War. State flag and seal: The state flag was adopted in 1894. The bars of red, white, and blue are the national colours. A replica of the Confederate battle flag occupies the upper left portion. The state seal was adopted in 1817 and it bears a modified version of the arms of the United States. The eagle holds an olive branch and arrows, symbolizing the desire for peace but the ability to wage war. (see picture nr.4 and nr.5 on page 8) The first Europeans who entered the area were from Spain. Among them was the Hernando de Soto expedition (1539-1543) that explored large parts of the southern United States. De Soto is believed to have led his expedition westward across northern Mississippi late in 1540. For about 130 years following de Soto's expedition, there was no significant exploratory activity in the region. In 1673, the French explorers Jacques Marquette and Luis Joliet traveled down the Mississippi River to the mouth of the Arkansas River. Nine years later another French explorer, Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, traveled down the Mississippi to its mouth and claimed for France all of the land drained by the river and its tributaries. La Salle named that vast region Louisiane (in English, Louisiana) in honour of the reigning French king, Louis XIV.
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Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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