,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #eai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bi1 #bjaf ,mr4 
,wick] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,co*ran7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,recogniz+ ! #cjj? anniv]s>y & hi/orical
 significance ( ! city ( ,nat*ez1       
,mississippi4  ,:]eas ,am]ican ,indians 
made use ( ! l& t is n[ ,nat*ez1        
,mississippi 79 ?is preamble ref]r$ to z
 ,nat*ez7 be=e ! fir/ ,european explor]s
 rea*$ ! area2 ,:]eas ! bluff 9 ,nat*ez 
ov]look+ ! ,mississippi ,riv] has s]v$ z
 a natural geological sett+ t enc\rag$  
trade & cultural developm5t2 ,:]eas     
,nat*ez 0 f\nd$ z ,=t ,rosalie by ,fr5* 
settl]s "u ,jean-,bapti/e ,le ,moyne ,de
 ,bi5ville 9 #agaf2 ,:]eas con/ruction (
 ,=t ,rosalie 0 complet$ on ,augu/ #c1  
#agaf2 ,:]eas ,=t ,rosalie 0 de/roy$ due
 to conflict betwe5 ,nat*ez ,indians &  
,fr5* soldi]s & coloni/s 9 #agbi &      
rebuilt by ! ,fr5* 9 #agca2 ,:]eas      
,nat*ez came "u ,briti% control 9 #agfc 

& "u ,spani% control 9 #aggi2 ,:]eas !  
,treaty ( ,san ,lor5zo e/abli%$ ,nat*ez 
z a ,unit$ ,/ates t]ritory 9 #agih2     
,:]eas ,nat*ez s]v$ z ! orig9al capital 
( ! ,mississippi ,t]ritory f #agih to   
#ahjb & z ! orig9al capital ( ! ,/ate ( 
,mississippi f #ahag to #ahba2 ,:]eas   
,nat*ez is ! t]m9us ( ! hi/orically     
significant ,old ,nat*ez ,trace1 :i* is 
n[ pres]v$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,national 
,p>k ,s]vice & kn[n z ! ,nat*ez ,trace  
,p>kway2 ,:]eas ,nat*ez 0 ! orig9al home
 to ,jackson ,/ate ,univ]sity1 :i* 0    
fir/ kn[n z ,nat*ez ,sem9>y2 ,:]eas     
,nat*ez has be5 home to sev]al notable  
individuals1 includ+ ,unit$ ,/ates      
,s5ator ,hiram ,rhodes ,revels1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,repres5tative ,john ,r4 ,lyn*1 &
 au?or ,ri*>d ,wright2 ,:]eas ,nat*ez   
city ev5ts contribute to ! cultural life
 & hi/orical und]/&+ ( ,mississippi1    
includ+--  7#a7 ! ,nat*ez ,lit]>y &     
,c9ema ,celebration2  7#b7 ! ,nat*ez    
,fe/ival ( ,music2  7#c7 ! ,great       
,mississippi ,riv] ,balloon ,race2 &    

7#d7 ! ,nat*ez ,pilgrimage2  ,:]eas !   
city ( ,nat*ez is curr5tly hold+ a      
ye>-long tric5t5nial celebration1 9     
honor ( ! hi/ory ( ,nat*ez1 t w end ) a 
#cjj? bir?day p>ty on ,augu/ #c1 #bjaf2 
,:]eas ! h]itage & educational ev5ts    
dur+ ! tric5t5nial celebration w be     
obs]v$ by delegations f ,france &       
,canada2 ,:]eas ,nat*ez is signifi$     
nationally z ! olde/ ,european-built    
city on ! l[] ,mississippi ,riv]2 &     
,:]eas x is important = ! p (           
,mississippi & ! ,unit$ ,/ates to       
rememb] hi/ory 9 an inclusive way t     
honors contributions f all backgr\nds3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7    
designates ! ye> #bjaf z ! ,nat*ez      
,tric5t5nial2 &  7#b7 honors ! hi/ory & 
f\nd+ ( ,mississippi ?r\gh ! ,nat*ez    
,tric5t5nial4