Tennessee becomes a State
Chapter 22
Chapter 22
What year did Tennessee become a state?
What was 1796?
What is Tennessee nickname?
Tennessee Volunteers
What was the ultimate outcome of the Trail of Tears?
Many American Indians died and those who survived lost their way of life and lived on reservations.
Which area of Tennessee was part of the Jackson Purchase?
What is West Tennessee?
What was the significance of the Siege of Fort Donelson?
It provided the Union access to the Cumberland River as a route to invade the South.
Who was the first governor of the state of Tennessee?
Who was John Sevier?
In the War of 1812 why did some Creek Indians side with Great Britain?
They opposed American expansion into their territory.
How was Andrew Jackson's presidency different from other presidencies?
He was the first general to be president.
Served in the United State Congress, served as a scout for Andrew Jackson, died fighting at the Alamo,
Who was Davy Crockett?
Why did Tennessee become a major battleground in the Civil War?
because of its location between the East Coast and Mississippi River.
Where was the original capital of Tennessee?
What was Knoxville
To put oneself into a place or situation where one is unwelcome or uninvited
What is intrude?
He fought the Indian Removal Act and tried to save Cherokee lands.
Who was John Ross?
Invented the Cherokee syllabary
Who is Sequoyah?
During the Civil War, which of Tennessee's grand divisions supported secession from the Union?
Middle Tennessee and West Tennessee
What was required to become a state?
What is a state constitution, population above 60.000, and people want to become a state.
What was the Red Sticks role in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
They fought against the American forces and their American Indian allies.
What are three events that occurred during Andrew Jackson's presidency?
Trail of Tears, Indian Removal Act, Treaty of Echota
Where was the Battle of the Alamo fought?
What is Texas?
Which Tennessee's three grand divisions had rocky soil and farming here is difficult, they did not need slave labor.
What is East Tennessee?
Why was Kingston a capital of Tennessee for a day?
to fulfill a promise to the Cherokee people
In the of 1812 why did the United States declare war on Great Britain?
to force Britain to stop intruding on American independence
a tract of public land set aside for indigenous Americans
What is a reservation?
What is a building or group of buildings used by a religious organization to spread its faith?
What is a Mission?
What area of Tennessee would a Union soldier most likely be from?
What is East Tennessee, a small farm in the Appalachian Mountains