Ancient American to 1850 Week 18

Nancy Ward was known as the Beloved Woman and is famous for _________.

• helping warn the settlers of a Cherokee attack
• signing an agreement with the British leasing the land
• planning attacks on the white settlers
• being responsible for the Transylvania Purchase

A Beloved Woman was _________.

• the medical expert for a tribe that nursed people back to health
• the leader of all warfare and attacks on white settlers
• someone who spoke to the Great Spirit and gave advice about decisions on war
• the teacher who trained all of the young children

Dragging Canoe said, "It is a dark and bloody ground." What did he mean?

• The land was great for hunting.
• The earth had a lot of red dirt.
• The Cherokee would fight the settlers for the land.
• The settlers would die from diseases from living in new lands.

The land speculator responsible for the Transylvania Purchase was _______.

• Daniel Boone
• David Crockett
• Richard Henderson
• John Sevier

The leaders of the Watauga Association wanted to purchase the land they were leasing. This occurred in the ____________.

• Watauga Compact
• Transylvania Purchase
• The Battle of Kings Mountain
• The Sycamore Purchase

Charlotte Robertson was known for helping defend the attack on the fort during the Battle of the Bluffs by doing what?

• shooting American Indians as they attacked the fort
• setting fire to the fort and keeping the Indians from claiming it
• releasing dogs to attack Indians 
• stealing the weapons the American Indians were using to attack

Who served as governor of Tennessee six times?

• John Donelson
• James Robertson
• John Sevier
• Nancy Ward

The Cumberland Settlement was renamed after which person?

• General Francis Nash
• James Robertson
• John Donelson
• John Sevier

What did the Washington District do when they heard news of the Revolutionary War?

• sent letters to North Carolina and Virginia asking for protection
• joined forces with the Cherokee to fight against the British
• wrote newspapers protesting the war
• attacked British forts

Who were the Overmountain Men?

• men who started the Cumberland Settlement
• the Watauga men who volunteered to fight against the British and the Cherokee
• men who created the Wilderness Road
• men who left their settlements to join the Cherokee tribe