Outline of Mississippi explained
See also: Index of Mississippi-related articles. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Mississippi:
Mississippi – U.S. state located in the Southern United States, named after the Mississippi River which flows along its western boundary. The capital is Jackson, which is also the state's largest city. The state is heavily forested outside of the Mississippi Delta area, which had been cleared for cotton cultivation in the 19th century.
General reference
Geography of Mississippi
Geography of Mississippi
- Mississippi is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Location
- Population of Mississippi: 2,967,297 (2010 U.S. Census[1])
- Area of Mississippi:
- Atlas of Mississippi
Places in Mississippi
Environment of Mississippi
Natural geographic features of Mississippi
Regions of Mississippi
Administrative divisions of Mississippi
Demography of Mississippi
Demographics of Mississippi
Government and politics of Mississippi
Government of Mississippi
Branches of the government of Mississippi
Government of Mississippi
Executive branch of the government of Mississippi
Legislative branch of the government of Mississippi
Judicial branch of the government of Mississippi
Courts of Mississippi
Law and order in Mississippi
Law of Mississippi
Military in Mississippi
History of Mississippi
History of Mississippi
History of Mississippi, by period
- Prehistory of Mississippi
- Spanish colony of Florida, 1565–1763
- French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1763
- British Colony of Georgia, 1732–1776
- French and Indian War, 1754–1763
- British Colony of West Florida south of latitude 32°22′N, 1763–1783
- British Indian Reserve north of latitude 32°22′N, 1763–1783
- American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
- Territorial claims of State of Georgia from 31st parallel north to 35th parallel north, 1776–1802
- Spanish colony of Florida Occidental, 1783–1821
- Territory of Mississippi, 1798–1817
- State of Mississippi becomes 20th State admitted to the United States of America on December 10, 1817
- First Seminole War, 1817–1818
- Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819
- Trail of Tears, 1830–1838
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- Second state to declare secession from the United States on January 9, 1861
- Founding state of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
- Mississippi in Reconstruction, 1865–1870
History of Mississippi, by region
History of Mississippi, by subject
Culture of Mississippi
Culture of Mississippi
The Arts in Mississippi
Sports in Mississippi
Sports in Mississippi
Economy and infrastructure of Mississippi
Economy of Mississippi
- Communications in Mississippi
- Health care in Mississippi
- Transportation in Mississippi
Education in Mississippi
Education in Mississippi
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Mississippi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121101115449/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28000.html . 2012-11-01.
