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Many of which European settlers moved into Tennessee?
What is Scots-Irish
100
What caused the settlers to move west onto Native American land? a. greed for money b. to spread Christianity c. desire for more land d. to find better weather
What is desire for more land
100
What is Earth's crust broken into? a. magma b. plates c. volcanoes d. plateaus
What is plates
100
Which person was a member of the legislative branch of the federal government? a. President George Washington b. Mayor Frederick Mansfield c. Senator John Dix d. Justice William Douglas
What is Senator John Dix
100
Which river was used by early settlers to transport goods and empties into the Gulf of Mexico?
What is the Mississippi River
200
What is demand?
What is how much of a product people will buy
200
The Supreme Court is part of which branch of government?
What is judicial branch
200
Which North-American cultural group had a society of friends, settled in Pennsylvania, and believed all people were equal?
What is Quakers
200
Which leader voted in Cherokee Nation council meetings? a. James Polk b. Andrew Jackson c. Harriet Tubman d. Nancy Ward
Who is Nancy Ward
200
During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, representatives from Virginia and New Jersey introduced plans to solve the problem of ________________. a. a president with too much power. b. a weak Supreme Court. c. taxation without representation. d. unequal representation in Congress.
What is unequal representation in Congress.
300
Which crop is important to Tennessee's economy?
What is cotton
300
How did Shays's Rebellion prove that the United States needed to write the constituion? a. the government was unable to declare war b. the government was unable to make treaties with other countries c. the government was unable to explore the west d. the government was unable to enforce state laws.
What is the government was unable to enforce state laws.
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Which group in North America believed the land rightfully belonged to Native Americans? a. Quakers b. Puritans c. Spanish nobles d. French farmers
What is Quakers
300
What group first lived in the area that later became Tennessee? a. English b. Cherokee c. Scottish d. Apache
What is Cherokee
300
Which physical proscess created a mountain range in East Tennessee? a. erosion b. flooding c. plate tectonics d. volcanic eruptions
What is plate tectonics
400
Why do many parts of Africa have so few people living there? a. no one has discovered them b. much of the land is hard to live on c. there are wars being faught there d. the weather is too cold
What is much of the land is hard to live on
400
Which document is a symbol of the first government in America? a. Magna Carta b. English Bill of Rights c. Mayflower Compact d. Confederacy
What is the Mayflower Compact
400
Cause: Tennessee Farmers have a large supply of rice. What is the Effect? a. Manufacturers will make fewer rice products. b. Farmers will keep the price of rice the same. c. Shoppers will pay less for rice at stores. d. Farmers will plant more rice next season.
What is Shoppers will pay less for rice at stores.
400
The Eighth Amendment protects citizens who are _______. a. speaking at a local meeting. b. asking for a speedy trial. c. found guilty of a crime. d. attending a local religious service.
What is found guilty of a crime.
400
Which person was the governor of Tennessee, a U.S. Congressman, and supported annexation of Texas? a. Andrew Jackson b. Sam Houston c. James Polk d. David Crockett
Who is James Polk
500
Why did early colonists build towns near rivers?
What is good water supply
500
When Tennessee became a state, which group there had a Green Corn Ceremony? a. Scots-Irish b. French c. British d. Native Americans
What is the Native Americans
500
As a result of trade with European settlers, the lifestyles of Native Americans changed as they ______________. a. became owners of large plantations b. used new weapons for hunting c. learned weaving techniques d. were given more land for farming
What is used new weapons for hunting
500
Which document created the first democratic government in the American colonies? a. the Mayflower Compact b. the Articles of Confederation c. the Declaration of Independence d. the United States Consitution
What is the Mayflower Compact
500
In the late 1700's, what would a Tennessee settler expect to experience when moving to the area? a. isolated communities b. dry deserts c. many roads d. several stores
What is isolated communities
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