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Events that Changed the Course of History: The Story of Mississippi Becoming a State 200 Years Later

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Two hundred years ago, on Dec. 10, 1817, Mississippi became the 20th state to enroll in the Union. Follow Mississippi on its long path to statehood, from the habitation of the Chickasaw, Choctaw and other tribes dating the entire as far back as 10,000 B.C., to its first European settlement in 1699, to eventually becoming a U.S. territory after the Revolutionary War.

Alternatively, Mississippi only enjoyed its status as a state for about 43 years before its citizens voted to secede from the Union in early 1861, only some short months before the beginning of the Civil War. In this book, you’ll learn just why Mississippi seceded, how the state fared throughout the war, and how it dealt with reconstruction after the Confederacy used to be dissolved.

From the development of the Blues, to the Civil Rights Movement, to the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina, there have been a great number of changes, both good and bad, in Mississippi previously century, and there are sure to be more to come. Take a closer look at the Magnolia State’s history and learn the way its past has shaped the culture and people of Mississippi today.

Our books include full color and black and white images, index, glossary, CIP, reading websites, bibliography, detailed table of contents, sidebars, historical timeline, historical context overview, Dewey number and reading levels by Lexile and F&P Leveled reading.

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