Mississippi Studies History Scrapbook – Reconstruction to Postwar Period
Purpose: You will create a scrapbook of Mississippi history. Research will be done in class. The
creation of the scrapbook will be done out of class.
Grading Policy: This project will count as a test grade.
Procedure:
1) Staple 9 sheets of paper together (you can use scrapbooking paper if you like).
2) Create your project according to following directions:
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On sheet 1, create a title page with your name
On sheets 2 and 3, include pictures and facts from Chapter
On sheets 4 and 5, include pictures and facts from Chapter
On sheets 6 and 7, include pictures and facts from Chapter
On sheets 8 and 9, include pictures and facts from Chapter
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3) Use the class set of the chapters to complete your worksheets.
4) You MUST include all worksheet information in your scrapbook.
5) RULES FOR SCRAPBOOK:
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HANDWRITE/PRINT all information. You CANNOT type and print from
computer. I MUST BE ABLE TO READ!!!! You may print pictures and bring
them to class to cut out and paste for your scrapbook.
Be creative!!!
Must follow instructions to get full credit.
Chapter 5 Worksheet
1) List the challenges faced by Mississippi after the Civil War.
2) What was the Freedman’s Bureau and what did they do?
3) What was Lincoln’s two step plan for Reconstruction?
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4) After Lincoln was assassinated, how did President Andrew Johnson expand Lincoln’s
Reconstruction plan?
5) When did Reconstruction in Mississippi begin?
6) Who was the provisional governor?
7) Give FIVE details of the Constitutional Convention of 1865.
8) Who was elected governor in 1865?
9) Due to the Black Codes in Mississippi, what amendment was passed that made blacks
full citizens of the United States?
10) Define scalawags and carpetbaggers.
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a) What components were in the Constitution of 1868?
b) Why did it fail the first time?
c) What did President Grant do which got it passed the second time?
12) Identify several blacks who served positions in state government (name and position).
13) What changes in education came as a result of Reconstruction?
14) What changes were brought with the Constitution of 1890?
Chapter 6 worksheet
1) How did black Mississippians respond to segregation?
2) Why was it difficult for sharecroppers to prosper?
3) What was the Populists Party also known as?
4) What did the Populist Party demand?
5) What was a “political boss”?
6) In 1902, Governor Longino asked the legislature to pass what?
7) When was the new capital built?
8) Describe President Teddy Roosevelt’s trip to Mississippi.
9) What are the beliefs of the PROGRESSIVE movement?
10) Who was Theodore Bilbo and how did he try to make government better?
Chapter 7 Worksheet
1) What was the Great Migration?
2) How many blacks left Mississippi?
3) What did the blacks do who stayed in Mississippi (how did they improve the area)?
4) Who was Henry Whitfield and what did he promote?
5) The Flood of 1927:
a) What caused 3 million acres of Delta land to flood?
b) How many people fled the flood?
***there are many facts/pictures about this flood online; extra 5 points for inclusion in
scrapbook***
6) Who was Theodore Bilbo and how did he impact Mississippi?
7) What were some of the most important new industries created in Mississippi during the
1920s and 1930s?
8) List ten ways the Great Depression impacted Mississippi.
9) What was the New Deal program? Describe the various programs enacted in Mississippi.
(note: these programs did not end the Great Depression…WWII did)
10) How many Mississippians served in WWII?
Chapter 8 Worksheet
1) What problems did Mississippi face following WWII?
2) Who was John Stennis?
3) Who were the Dixiecrats?
4) Describe the 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy vs. Ferguson.
5) What 1954 Supreme Court case overturned Plessy court case?
6) Identify each of the following people and how influenced the civil rights movement.
a) James Meredith:
b) Medgar Evers:
c) Fannie Lou Hamer:
d) Governor Ross Barnett
e) Governor White:
7) What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
8) Describe the civil rights movement in Mississippi. (give specifics)
9) List and give one important detail about each economic industry.
a) Agriculture:
b) Catfish Industry:
c) Lumber Industry:
d) Industrial Development:
10) How did Hurricane Camille impact Mississippi?
11) How did political power change in Mississippi from mid 1960s to present day?