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First Non-Native People in Mississippi
The first people to live in Mississippi in the 1800's were actually trappers, traders, lumbermen, and explorers. -
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Cotton
One of the main sources for Mississippi's economy way the cotton that was grown by slaves. -
Early 1800's
It was believed that the group of people who lived on the Mississippi River were the most complex and cultural people in America at the time. -
Andrew Jackson Unaware or Peace Treaty
Unaware of a peace treaty signed two weeks earlier, General Andrew Jackson stops a British attack at the Battle of New Orleans. British forces suffer 2036 casualties; U.S. forces suffer 8 killed and 13 wounded. -
A State Is Born
An economic panis in 1819 followed by depression. But by that time enough immigrants had settled in the country to allow both Mississippi and Alabama to come into the Union as new states — Mississippi in 1817 and Alabama in 1819. During the 1810-1820 decade, Mississippi’s population more than doubled. -
Legislature adopts first state code
Called the “Poindexter Code”. It was prepared by Governor George Poindexter at the legislature’s request, has served as the model for successive editions of the Mississippi Code. -
Mid 1900's
During this time there was a lot of slavery happening and the Mississippi River was place for slaves t orunaway to. Many residents of the river were slaves. -
Cotton i nHight Demand
There became an increasing need for cotton (called the Cotton Boom)which meant that more slaves were needed to pick the larger anounts of cotton and the amount of slaves in America almost trippled from 700,000 in 1790 to an astonishing 4,000,000 in 1860. -
"Black and Tan"
Mississippi’s first biracial constitutional convention, the “Black and Tan” Convention, drafted a constitution protecting the rights of freedmen (ex-slaves) and punishing ex-Confederates. It was rejected by the voters. -
Agricultural and Mechanical College
The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi opens doors to students which would later be renamed Mississippi State University,
