What are the 4 important rivers in early American history?
100
transportation, food and water, and it is a boundary
Why are settlements located near rivers?
100
made the Cherokee alphabet
What is special about Sequoia (Sequoya)?
100
journey Cherokees were forced to take to move west
What is the Trail of Tears?
100
double the size
encouraged expansion westward
increased natural resources
What did the Louisiana Purchase do for the U.S.?
200
New York City
What important city in early America was located on the Hudson River
200
Mayflower Compact
the symbol for the first government in America
200
a Beloved Women
Took her husband's place in battle
Cherokee
What is special about Nancy Ward
200
an escape route and hiding places for slaves running away
What is the Underground Railroad?
200
It encouraged expansion westward and proved people could travel all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
Why was the Lewis and Clark expedition special?
300
Boston
What important city in early America was located on the Charles River?
300
Articles of Confederation
What is the name of the document that failed and caused people to write the Constituion?
300
Governor of the State of Franklin
1st Governor of TN
US Congrssman
Soldier
What is special about John Sevier
300
When America fought the British for freedom.
What is the American Revolution?
300
no judicial branch
no single currency
no enforcement of laws
unequal representation of the states
Why was the U.S. Constitution necessary?
400
Mississippi
What river is on the western TN border?
400
Quakers, Spanish, Puritans, and French
Identify the groups living in North America during the 17th Century (the 1800s).
400
TN President
People liked him because he was like the average citizen
1st President west of origianal 13 colonies
What is special about Andrew Jackson?
400
A written document that said the colonies were starting a new country (United States of America) because Britain hadn't protected its rights. Approved on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
peaceful
What is special about the Quakers?
500
plate tectonics
What is responsible for the mountain formations in TN?
500
diseases
Why did so many Native Americans die after Europeans came to North America?
500
Well-known hunter from TN
voted against Indian Removal Act in congress
helped Sam Houston at the Battle of the Alamo and died during it
What is special about David (Davy) Crokett?
500
It is Independence Day- we celebrate independence from Britian and being a free country.
Why do we celebrate July 4?
500
person wanting to stop slavery
person against slavery