People 1
Unconditional Surrender Grant got his nickname at Siege at _______________
Fort Donelson
________ was an American victory during the war for Independence against the British. It occurred near the upstate of South Carolina. Thomas Jefferson called the battle "The turn of the tide of success." The American commander was _________, and the British leader was _______. _________was also at this battle and he would eventually be Tennessee's first governor.
Battle of Kings Mountain
Isaac Shelby
Patrick Ferguson
John Sevier
Map locations #1-6
1 Great Britain
2 Germany
3 Italy
4 Russia
5 France
6 Spain
Who were the Rough Riders? Who was their leader?
What forced the United States to declare war on Spain in 1898?
American Volunteer Cavalry Regiment organized during Spanish American War-Teddy Roosevelt
Sinking of the USS Maine in Havana, Cuba
On August 23, 1784, the __________declared its independence from North Carolina. The independence would prove to be short-lived. Settlers in far western areas had long discussed separating from the Old North State, criticizing the General Assembly for ignoring western interests in North Carolina.
State of Franklin
How did the Harlem Renaissance impact American culture?
African American Art became more popular
Popularity of Jazz music increased
Population increase in American Northern Cities
What two events led the USA to enter WWI?
Treaty that ended WWI-who was blamed for the war?
sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman telegram
Treaty of Versailles-Germany
The ___________________gave the state lands west of the Tennessee River
Where was the first capital of Tennessee?
How many times has Tennessee's State Capital been relocated?
Jackson Purchase
Knoxville
5
Secret City during WWII
What school was the first to integrate after the Brown v Board of Education decision?
Oak Ridge, TN
Clinton
Where was the original Home of the Grand Ole Opry?
Where was it located?
Ryman Auditorium
Nashville, TN
Why did the United States use propaganda during World War II?
to build support for the war effort
How did World War II officially end in the Pacific?
Atomic Bombs were used against Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan forcing their surrender (V-J Day-Victory in Japan)
Where was Chucalissa and Cahokia located?
Memphis, Tennessee
Saint Louis, Missouri
Who were the World War II leaders of Japan, Germany, Italy, Russia, and the United States?
Hideki Tojo
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussoliini
Joseph Stalin
Franklin Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman
He captured 132 Germans during WWI and won the Congressional Medal of Honor (born in Pall Mall, TN)
Alvin York
______________was killed at the Alamo in San Antonio, TX 1836
____________was the location that the Alamo defeat was avenged by ____________.
Davy Crockett
San Jacinto, Sam Houston
This area was referred to as the Golden Door in New York City for many European immigrants.
This area was located in San Francisco, California many Asian immigrants entered the United States here
Ellis Island
Angel Island
Where did the D-Day invasion begin in June of 1944?
Normandy, France
Abraham Lincoln referred to Tennessee as the what?
Why?
Gateway to the South
Railroads and Rivers
_________________Capital of SW Territory and first Capital of TN. Who was the governor of the SW Territory? Who was the first governor of Tennessee?
Tennessee is a _______________word meaning where the waters meet
Knoxville, William Blount, John Sevier
Yuchi
How did the settlement of the Great Plains impact Native Americans in the region?
the amount of lands controlled by Native Americans decreased
Name 3 or more of the Allied Powers during World War II
France
United States
Great Britain
Russia (Soviet Union)
Where was the Star Spangled Banner written?
Who wrote it?
Fort McHenry-Baltimore Maryland
Francis Scott Key
____________________was considered as the King of Country Music in the 20th century
____________________was an Olympic gold medal runner from Clarkesville, TN
____________________wrote the Saga Roots
Roy Acuff
Wilma Rudolph
Alex Haley
What were the causes of the War of 1812?
British impressment of American sailors
Free Trade