Geography & Migration
Which mountains did settlers cross to enter Tennessee?
Appalachian Mountains
What is one similarity between the Creek and the Shawnee?
Women grew crops and men hunted
Who were the founders of the Cumberland settlement?
James Robertson and John Donelson
What year did Tennessee become a state?
1796
Who were the volunteer militiamen who fought at King’s Mountain?
Overmountain Men
What was the Cumberland Gap?
A passageway through the mountains settlers used to enter Tennessee
Which group built mounds for ceremonies and burials?
Mississippians
Why was the Watauga Compact important?
It allowed settlers to lease land from the Cherokee and promoted law & order
What number state was Tennessee?
16th
What battle made Andrew Jackson a hero and ended Creek power?
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
How did the Cumberland Gap impact migration into Tennessee?
It allowed settlers to pass through the mountains into TN
What was significant about the Archaic period?
Tribes began to use tools more frequently
What role did Nancy Ward play in the attack on the Watauga settlement?
She warned settlers of the Cherokee attack
Why didn’t Franklin become an official state?
Not enough states approved it
One effect of the Jackson Purchase was
Tennessee expanded west
Which state did most enslaved people in Tennessee come from?
Virginia
What is the correct chronological order of the indigenous settlements? Mississippian, Paleo, Woodland, Archaic
Paleo,Archaic,Woodland,Mississppian
Who was Tennessee’s first governor?
John Sevier
What had to happen before Tennessee could become a state?
They needed to write a state constitution
Why did settlers and Native Americans often clash?
Disputes over land ownership and expansion
The Trail of Tears was…
The journey the Cherokee were forced to take west
Which indigenous group started more advanced hunting tools?
Who signed the Treaty of Holston for the U.S.?
William Blount
Where did the name “Tennessee” most likely come from?
From a Yuchi word meaning “where the rivers come together”
What was the Trail of Tears?
The forced relocation of the Cherokee west