TN Statehood
This was the first capital of Tennessee.
What is Knoxille?
He invented the Cherokee syllabary.
Who is Sequoyah?
This treaty officially bought the land of the Southwest Territory from the Cherokees.
What is the Treaty of Holston?
This battle led to Texas gaining independence from Mexico.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
This term describes the belief that the U.S. had the right to expand westward.
What is Manifest Destiny?
He was the first Governor of TN.
Who is John Sevier.
This event killed one-third of the Cherokee population in 1838–1839.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This treaty forced the Cherokee to move west of the Mississippi River.
What is the Treaty of New Echota?
This phrase was used to inspire Texans to fight bravely.
What is “Remember the Alamo!”?
He was the 11th president and strongly supported Manifest Destiny.
Who is James K. Polk?
Tennessee became the 16th state on this date.
What is June 1, 1796
He went to the Supreme Court in 1830 to fight Indian removal.
Who is John Ross?
This purchase in 1817 acquired West Tennessee from the Chickasaw.
What is the Jackson Purchase?
These three men fought under Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
Who are David Crockett, Sam Houston, and Daniel Boone?
This Tennessean played a key role in Texas independence and later became its president.
Who is Sam Houston?
Tennessee earned this nickname due to volunteers in the War of 1812.
What is the "Volunteer State"?
The Trail of Tears was named for this reason.
What is the suffering and death during the 1,000-mile journey?
The Trail of Tears forced the Cherokee to relocate to this present-day state.
What is Oklahoma?
This Tennessean died at the Alamo and became a symbol of bravery.
This was one major reason the Lost State of Franklin failed to become a permanent state.
What is the loss of support from North Carolina?
This man served as governor of the Southwest Territory before Tennessee became a state.
Who is William Blount?
This president signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Andrew Jackson asked Congress to pass this law and David Crockett voted against it when he was a U.S. Representative.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
This general led the victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
Who is General Andrew Jackson?
This belief was used to justify westward expansion and the displacement of Native Americans.
What is Manifest Destiny?