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2. Number steps in order as they occurred in the process that led Tennessee to becoming a state:
____ Congress approved Tennessee statehood.
____ Delegates were sent to a meeting in Knoxville to consider the issue.
____ Citizens of the territory voted to determine if they wanted to be a state.
____ A state constitution was written.
4 - Congress approved Tennessee statehood.
2 - Delegates were sent to a meeting in Knoxville to consider the issue.
1 - Citizens of the territory voted to determine if they wanted to be a state.
3 - A state constitution was written.
8. Select the three roles of Andrew Jackson:
A. led American forces in the Battle at Horseshoe Bend
B. negotiated Treaty of Fort Jackson with the Creek
C. opposed American territorial expansion
D. led American forces against American Indians
A. led American forces in the Battle at Horseshoe Bend
B. negotiated Treaty of Fort Jackson with the Creek
D. led American forces against American Indians
3. Select three events that ultimately led to the removal of American Indians from their homeland:
A. Andrew Jackson was elected president of the United States in 1828.
B. The British were captured by Andrew Jackson.
C. American Indians were forced to relocate to Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears throughout the 1830s and 1840s.
D. Andrew Jackson was tall, skinny, had red hair, and blue eyes.
E. The Indian Removal Act was signed into law in 1830.
A. Andrew Jackson was elected president of the United States in 1828.
C. American Indians were forced to relocate to Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears throughout the 1830s and 1840s.
E. The Indian Removal Act was signed into law in 1830.
1. Match the descriptions with each individual:
Sam Houston
A leader in Texas who helped win its independence from Mexico. He signed the papers that made Texas the 28th state.
James K. Polk
He was the 11th President of the United States and helped the country grow bigger through his belief in Manifest Destiny. During his time as president, the United States gained land that later became states like California and Texas.
David Crockett
An American frontiersman and scout for Andrew Jackson. He died fighting at the Battle of the Alamo, on March 6, 1836.
6. The first governor of Tennessee was
John Sevier
10. Explain how Tennessee volunteers earned their nickname
They were always willing to volunteer their services in any worthy war.
4. The ultimate outcome of the Trail of Tears was
Many American Indians died, and those who survived lost their way of life and lived on reservations.
5. True or False: Sequoyah impacted the United States because he wrote a book to support abolitionists in the North.
If false, what did he actually do that impacted the United States?
False
He helped create a written language for the Cherokee Nation.
11. What is the importance of the image in your study guide?
Shows that Knoxville was the original capital of the state.
13. What was the result of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend for the Creek Indians based on the data given in the pie chart on your study guide?
It ended the Creek resistance by weakening their forces during the War of 1812.
9. True or False: John Ross was important in Cherokee history because he fought back against the Indian Removal Act and tried to save Cherokee lands.
True
7. The Jackson Purchase impacted the United States because
It gave the state control of the lands west of the Tennessee River.
12. Circle the requirements that Tennessee needed to meet in order to become a state in 1796. Choose 3
A. Tennessee needed to create a state constitution
B. The citizens of Tennessee needed to pay a fee to the federal government
C. The United States Congress needed to approve Tennessee’s application for statehood
D. The citizens of Tennessee needed to vote to become a state
E. Tennessee needed to support women’s suffrage
A. Tennessee needed to create a state constitution
C. The United States Congress needed to approve Tennessee’s application for statehood
D. The citizens of Tennessee needed to vote to become a state
Explain how the Treaty of Echota affected the Cherokee in Tennessee
They agreed to move west of the Mississippi River.