Indigenous Settlements
This indigenous period in TN began around 11,000 BC. The people who lived during this time were nomads who travelled in search of food.
What is the Paleo-Indian Period?
This American Indian Tribe in TN had a word Tana-tsee, which meant where the rivers meet. It is where the name of our state comes from.
What is the Yuchi tribe?
This is the low point in the Appalachian Mountains where KY, TN, and VA meet. It was first used by migrating buffalo.
What is the Cumberland Gap?
This man was hired by Judge Richard Henderson to help lead a group of people to the Cumberland area of TN. They left in February 1778 on long boats along a 1,000 mile journey by rivers and didn't arrive until April.
Who was John Donelson?
Because of winning this battle, the American colonists were encouraged that they could win the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Kings Mountain?
During this indigenous period, the natives were beginning to live in one place, farm, and weave baskets.
What is the Archaic Period?
This tribe's primary village was near modern-day Nashville, but they were a nomadic tribe that hunted and farmed and traded with European settlers.
What is the Shawnee tribe?
Daniel Boone's trail that went all the way to the Ohio River became known by this name. Thousands of settlers used it to move west.
What is the Wilderness Road?
This man was hired by Judge Richard Henderson to survey the Cumberland area of TN. Later, in October of 1777, he led a group by land to live there and build forts.
Who was James Robertson?
Fighting "Indian style," walking softy through the forest without being heard, and knowing the land well were reasons that this side won at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
Who were the Overmountain Men?
This settlement was discovered in TN by archeologists who believe it was built during the Paleo-Indian period.
What is the Coats-Hines settlement?
This tribe played a game called stickball, women had equal rights as the men, and families had a winter home and a summer home. Nancy Ward was a member of this tribe.
What is the Cherokee tribe?
Boone was hired by Henderson to blaze a new trail to the western frontier through this.
What is the Cumberland Gap?
This man is sometimes called the "Father of Tennessee." He helped form the Watauga Settlement and led an army at the Battle of Kings Mountain against the Cherokee and won.
Who was John Sevier?
This man was the leader of about 1,000 British soldiers at Kings Mountain.
Who was Major Ferguson?
The Chucalissa Indian Village near Memphis was during this period, which was when the last prehistoric Indians lived in TN.
What is the Mississippian Period?
This tribe was very warlike and taught their sons to be brave and fierce warriors.
What is the Chickasaw tribe?
This man wanted to settle in KY and tried to move his family there in 1773, but they were attacked by Cherokee Indians and returned home.
Who was Daniel Boone?
This man was not happy that his father, the Cherokee Chief sold some of their land to the Watauga settlers and began working with the British to attack the settlers.
Who was Dragging Canoe?
At the Battle of Kings Mountain, the Overmountain Men fought this enemy.
Who were the British?
At Pinson Mounds near Jackson, TN archeologists discovered that the people during this period built mounds to honor their dead as well as for ceremonies.
What is the Woodland Period?
This tribe lived in present day Chattanooga, TN as well as parts of Florida and Georgia. They hunted and farmed and were enemies with their neighbors, the Cherokee
What is the Creek tribe?
This man wanted to settle KY and TN and hired various people to explore and survey the land for him.
Who was Richard Henderson?
This settlement began in 1769 when William Bean and his family settled here. They thought they were in Virginia, but later were told they were on Cherokee lands.
What is the Watauga Settlement?
This man led the Overmountain Men that were from TN at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
Who was John Sevier?