Scott served from 1832 to 1833.
Link to the catalog1832: Abram M. Scott becomes Mississippi’s seventh governor
Governor Abram M. Scott
1832: Constitution of 1832 reflects rise of Jeffersonian Democracy
Mississippi’s second constitution was strongly influenced by democratic reforms associated with President Andrew Jackson. It removed the restriction limiting suffrage to property owners, provided that all public officials, including judges, would be popularly elected, and removed property qualifications and abolished life tenure for office holders.
1832: Rodney Presbyterian Church built
Rodney Presbyterian Church
This was Mississippi’s best example of a Federalist-style church.
Link to the catalog1832: Choctaws are removed from state
This forced movement of the Indians to the unorganized Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River (in present-day Oklahoma) is known as the “Trail of Tears.”
October 20, 1832: Chickasaws cede six million acres in Treaty of Pontotoc Creek
Chickasaw Baldric
In exchange, the Chickasaws were given land west of the river. The treaty stipulated that they would receive proceeds from the sale of land, but they were never compensated.
Image: Baldric reputedly given to Dr. John Miller by William Colbert, Chief of the Chickasaws, when he left Mississippi.