Tennessee
The Lost State of Franklin was the first attempt to create a recognized government in which modern state?
Tennessee
Which historical event expanded the western boundary of Tennessee in 1818?
The Jackson Purchase
Why was the Freedmen’s Bureau created near the end of the Civil War?
to give protection and aide to former slaves.
Which historical figure invented the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
Hitler, Mussolini, Hirohito, and Stalin were all this kind of leader.
Dictator(Totalitarian Leader) Fascism.
The Native American tribes of the Eastern Woodlands were most likely to hunt which animal?
Deer
Andrew Jackson is most closely related to which historical event?
Trail of Tears
Why was slavery popular in West Tennessee before the Civil War?
The area depended on Cash Crops.
Why was the American Federation of Labor created in 1886?
To protect rights of workers.
What caused the U.S. to join WWI?
The Zimmerman Telegram, Sinking of the Lusitania
Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the early settlement of Tennessee?
Allowed travel through the Appalachian Mountains.
Andrew Jackson became famous as a result of his leadership during which historical event?
War of 1812
Why was Tennessee divided on the decision to secede from the Union in 1861?
Only part of the state depended on slave labor.
What did the 19th amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote.
What caused the U.S. to join WWII?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The name “Tennessee” comes from the Yuchi description of which geographic features in the region?
Rivers
What role did Sequoyah play in developing Cherokee culture?
Created a written alphabet of their language (Syllabary)
Which battle ended major fighting west of the Appalachian Mountains during the Civil War?
Battle of Nashville
Which historical figure is best known for developing railroad companies in the United States during the late 1800s?
Vanderbilt
Name the Central and allied powers of WWI.
Central: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottomon Empire.
Allied: Britain, France, Russia, and the U.S.
Tennessee became a state in which year, and what was its first capital?
1796, Knoxville
Which Tennessean is most closely associated with the concept of Manifest Destiny?
What was the most important change placed upon the Tennessee government when the state constitution was re-written in 1870?
Slavery was banned.
Which event helped start the Spanish-American War?
Sinking of the USS Maine.
Name the Axis and Allied powers of WWII.
Axis: Germany, Italy, and Japan
Allied: U.S., Soviet Union, Britain, France