Dragging Canoe
What tribe was he apart of?
Cherokee Tribe
What was the river called near the settlement?
The Cumberland River
What was the company called who was buying up all the land?
Transylvania Company
Who won the battle?
The settlers
What was Dragging Cano's dads name?
Chief Attakullakulla
What were the names of the 2 men who started the Cumberland Settlement?
John Robertson and John Donelson
True or False: The purchase was legal under the British King?
False
Where did the Battle of the Bluffs occur?
Fort Nashborough
True or False: He spent his life fighting for his tribe?
True
The settlers faced many obstacles on the Cumberland Settlement. Can you name 2?
attacks by Chickamauga Cherokee Indians smallpox
rough water
cold weather
What was exchanged in the Transylvania Purchase?
land in Tennessee and Kentucky for goods
What year did the battle occur?
1781
After the Cherokee tribe split, what was the name of the new tribe?
Chickamauga
In present day- where would the settlement be located?
Nashville
True of False: Did Daniel Boone work to expand the wilderness road so wagons could pass?
True
What was the reason for the battle?
Dragging Canoe opposed settlers from taking land from the Cherokee people and wanted to drive them out of Middle Tennessee.
Why did Dragging Canoe and other Chickamauga Cherokee Indians attack the Cumberland settlers?
They were worried that the settlers were taking too much land.
What was the name of the man who built Fort Nashborough along the Cumberland River?
James Robertson
Why did some American Indians think that the Transylvania Purchase was not fair?
The Transylvania Land Company received a very large amount of land for the amount paid.
In the Battle of the Bluffs Dragging Canoe and Indians stole the settler's horses and attacked their fort. What was the turning point that eventually won the battle?
The settlers sent dogs to attack the enemy allowing them to get back into the fort.