Early Native Americans
Important People in Early TN History
TN General
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Vocabulary
100

This Native American site is the most well preserved prehistoric settlements in Tennessee and North America.

What is the Chucalissa Village?

100

This man started one of the first permanent settlements, The Watauga Settlement, in Tennessee.

Who is William Bean?

100

This geographic feature is found in East Tennessee.

What are the Great Smoky Mountains?

100

This road provide early American settlers a route to explore west of the Appalachian Mountains. 

What is Wilderness Road?

100

This Yuchi word inspired the name of Tennessee. 

What is "Tana-tsee?"

200

In the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Creek cultures this group of people farmed the land.

Who are women?

200

This man is considered to be the father of Middle Tennessee. 

Who is James Robertson?

200

This is the head position of Tennessee's state government. 

What is the governor?

200

The Cumberland Gap was important to early settlements in TN, because of this.

It allowed settlers to travel through the Appalachian Mountains. 

200

This is a term that refers to the American Settlers that were loyal to Great Britain during the Battle of Kings Mountain.

Who are loyalists?

300

Native American cultures created chiefs to do this. 

What is negotiate with European explorers?

300

This man was the first Governor of Tennessee, fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain, and helped to establish Tennessee as a state. 

Who is John Sevier?

300

This agricultural product is largely produced in West Tennessee. 

What are soybeans?

300

The Wilderness road did this.

What is increased migration to Tennessee?

300

This term refers to the American settlers who lived west of the Appalachian Mountains that fought against the loyalists in the Battle of Kings Mountain. 

Who are Overmountain Men?

400

This early Native American Tribe built the Pinson Mounds site and Old Stone Fort site.

Who are the Woodland?

400

This Cherokee beloved woman negotiated treaties and land agreements between White settlers and her native tribe. 

Who is Nancy Ward?

400

Tennessee and the United States government are both... 

What is divided into three branches of Government?

400

Daily Double (800 points)

The Cumberland Gap and Wilderness road provided this. 

What is a path to freedom, opportunity, and commerce for the growing US?

400

This term refers to renting property for a specific period of time for a set cost. 

What is lease? 

500

This archeological site provides evidence that early humans hunted large animals in North America.

What is Coats-Hines Site?

500

This Cherokee war chief fought against both the Watauga and Cumberland Settlers. 

Who is Dragging Canoe?

500

The name "Tennessee" comes from the Yuchi description of this geographical feature. 

What are rivers?

500
This man was one of the first Frontiersmen to popularize the Cumberland Gap.

Who is Daniel Boone?

500

This term refers to surrounding a settlement, refusing the exit and entrance of its settlers. 

What is siege?