The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that was created under an organic act signed into law by President...

governor is Republican Tate Reeves, who took office January 14, 2020. Mississippi Territory was organized on April 7, 1798, from land ceded to the federal government...

Republicans and 1 Democrat. On April 7, 1798, the Mississippi Territory was created. Starting in 1801, the Territory sent one non-voting delegate to the U.S. House...

include the Chickasaw and Choctaw. Other tribes who inhabited the territory of Mississippi (and whose names were honored by colonists in local towns) include...

Wilson also gave the Mississippi kite its English-language common name. He had first observed the species in the Mississippi Territory, while the bird's...

of the United States. The Alabama Territory was carved from the Mississippi Territory on August 15, 1817 and lasted until December 14, 1819, when it was...

military officer most notable for his command of the militia of the Mississippi Territory during the Creek War and the War of 1812. Born in Sussex County...

slavery in Mississippi began when the region was still Mississippi Territory and continued until abolition in 1865. The U.S. state of Mississippi had one...

town of Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi. Afterwards, he took a leave of absence from the army to practice law in Mississippi Territory. While practicing law...

the lower Mississippi River Valley. After the French lost the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War), they ceded Natchez and near territory to Great...