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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
'''1699--'''The French established a settlement called Fort Maurepas on Biloxi Bay. | |||
'''1716--'''Fort Rosalie, now Natchez, was established by the French on the Mississippi River. | |||
'''1763--'''France ceded its claims to the Mississippi region to Great Britain. | |||
'''1783--'''Britain ceded the Gulf Coast area to Spain. The rest of the Mississippi region was claimed by Georgia. The boundary was in dispute until 1795. | |||
'''1798--'''Congress organized the Mississippi Territory. | |||
'''1817--'''The eastern part of the Mississippi Territory was organized as the Territory of Alabama. Mississippi became a state. | |||
== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||