Audio:QS061401 C-box: HiliteBoxLoc:64,64;46,152;69,150;100,118;121,152;114,220;171,166;214,118;231,208;230,257;255,113;264,146;328,132;345,161;339,181;315,203;345,218;300,240;349,257;397,78;429,88;404,117;441,141;394,171;430,178 LineNum:350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350;350 GeoBytesUsed:6 A-box or Headline4:N/A A-box or Headline5:N/A A-box or Headline6:N/A Correct:Jackson*QS061402* Wrong 1:Biloxi Wrong 2:Columbus Wrong 3:Greenville Wrong 4:Gulfport Wrong 5:Little Rock Wrong 6:Meridian Wrong 7:Mobile Wrong 8:Tupelo GeoByte1:Jackson, Mississippi, was named for General Andrew Jackson, hero of the War of 1812 and the 7th president of the United States. GeoByte2:Sometimes called the "Crossroads of the South," Jackson is the largest city in Mississippi and a center of commerce, industry and transportation. GeoByte3:Jackson was one of many cities in Mississippi where Civil War battles were fought. More than 80,000 men from Mississippi fought in the Confederate army. GeoByte4:This area was the home of Choctaw Indians before the arrival of French settlers in the early 1700s. GeoByte5:Northern forces invaded the Confederate city of Jackson four times during the American Civil War. GeoByte6:In 1863, during the Civil War, Union general William T. Sherman burned down much of Jackson. GeoByte7: GeoByte8: GeoByte9: GeoByte10: PictCasts:[]* Video:#none Palette:N/A StartVideo:#none EndVideo: HiliteBoxStopIndex:18 Glossary Start Glossary End