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Chucalissa means
Abandoned House
The arrival of the settlers in Cumberland region led to what?
Battle of the Bluffs
Who was Nashville named in honor of?
General Francis Nash
Battle won by Overmountain Men in September 1780
Battle of King's Mountain
First Governor of Tennessee
John Sevier
Oldest Town of Tennessee
Jonesborough
Why was Nashborough changed to Nashville?
to honor French for helping win American Revolution
Large group of volunteer militia organized to fight British
Overmountain Men
Territory that almost became 14th State of Union
Franklin
Shawnee warrior who fought to keep Native Lands
Tecumseh
First Congressman of Tennessee
Andrew Jackson
This created a government for the settlement at French Lick
Cumberland Compact
Style of fighting used by Overmountain Men against British
Indian Style-surprise attacks on enemy
He was appointed by George Washington as governor of Southwest Territory
William Blount
Creator of Cherokee alphabet
Sequoyah
He took settlers over land to new settlement at French Lick
James Robertson
What was the name of Donelson's boat?
Adventure
He started Tennessee's first college
Samuel Doak
He refused to Sign Treaty of Holston
Dragging Canoe
People who followed animal herds to survive/food
Paleolithic
He took settlers mainly women and children by the rivers to new settlement at French Lick
John Donelson
Where did Robertson's group reenter Tennessee?
Clarksville
Beloved women in Cherokee
Nancy Ward
First capital of Tennessee
Knoxville
Western border of Tennessee
Mississippi River