Mississippi A History.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Busbee, Westley F., Jr
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Map: Mississippi's Place in the United States
  • Map: The State of Mississippi
  • Chapter 1: Mississippi
  • The State Name
  • Climate and Physical Geography
  • The Influence of Geography on History
  • Selected Sources
  • Chapter 2: Two Worlds Collide
  • The First Mississippians
  • The Spanish Incursion
  • American Indians of Mississippi in the Late Seventeenth Century
  • Major Tribes
  • The Choctaws
  • The Chickasaws
  • Minor Tribes
  • Conclusion
  • Selected Sources
  • Chapter 3: French Colonies
  • Colonial Louisiana
  • Initial French Exploration
  • International Rivalries
  • Iberville's Leadership
  • The Bienville Era, 1702-1743
  • Final Years of French Rule in Mississippi
  • French Colonial Life
  • Conclusion
  • Selected Sources
  • Chapter 4: The British Period, 1763-1781
  • British West Florida
  • The British Governors
  • Governor Peter Chester, 1770-1781
  • Social and Economic Life
  • The American Revolution
  • Selected Sources
  • Chapter 5: Spanish Rule, 1781-1798
  • The Boundary Dispute
  • Spain Maintains Control
  • Spanish Administration in Natchez
  • Spain's Withdrawal
  • Selected Sources
  • Chapter 6: The Territorial Period, 1798-1817
  • The First Stage of Territorial Government
  • The Second Stage of Territorial Government
  • Governor William C. C. Claiborne, 1801-1803
  • Governor Robert Williams, 1805-1809
  • Governor David Holmes, 1809-1817
  • The Annexation of West Florida
  • The War of 1812
  • Economic Conditions
  • Politics
  • Selected Sources
  • Chapter 7: The New State, 1817-1832
  • Progress towards Statehood
  • The Constitutional Convention of 1817
  • The Constitution of 1817
  • Formal Admission to Statehood
  • Governor David Holmes, October 1817-January 1820
  • Governor George Poindexter, January 1820-January 1822
  • Governor Walter Leake, January 1822-November 1825
  • Governor David Holmes, January 1826-July 1826
  • Governor Gerard C. Brandon, July 1826-January 1832
  • Governor Abram M. Scott, January 1832-November 1833
  • The Constitution of 1832
  • Conclusion
  • Selected Sources
  • Chapter 8: Antebellum Politics
  • Review of National Political Party History
  • Transitions Following the Constitution of 1832
  • The Nullification Controversy
  • Governor Hiram G. Runnels, November, 1833-November, 1835
  • The Extraordinary Interim of Governor John A. Quitman
  • Governor Charles Lynch, January 1836-January 1838
  • Governor Alexander G. Mcnutt, January 1838-January 1842
  • The Union Bank Bonds Controversy
  • Governor Tilghman M. Tucker, January 1842-January 1844
  • Governor Albert G. Brown, January 1844-January1847
  • Selected Sources
  • Chapter 9: Antebellum Life
  • "Flush Times"
  • The Social Structure: Whites
  • The Social Structure: African Americans
  • Education
  • Religion
  • Selected Sources
  • Chapter 10: Mounting Sectional Strife
  • Mississippi and the War with Mexico

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