Week 22- Early Settlement in Tennessee

What is the Cumberland Gap?

• a path through heavily forested land

• the settlement after Watauga

• a road around a low point

• low point in the Cumberland Mountains near where the states of Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia all meet

What agreement allowed the Watauga settlers to lease the land from the Cherokee and promoted law and order?

• Watauga Compact

• Cumberland Compact

• Daniel Boone Agreement

• Watauga Laws

How could you describe Nancy Ward, Beloved Woman?

• Terrified

• Happy

• Brave

• Helpful

Who heard about the Cherokee attacks and warned the Wataugans?

• Nancy Ward

• John Sevier

• Dragging Canoe

• Little Carpenter

Why was Dr. Thomas Walker's expedition in 1750 important?

• He wanted to climb mountains.

• He wanted to sail around the world the quickest way.

• He wanted to find a waterway to California.

• He wanted to explore the Cumberland Gap which had never been traveled by white white people.

Select the true statements.

• Attakullakulla "Little Carpenter" opposed the land sale.

• Attakullakulla "Little Carpenter" was in favor of the land sale.

• "Dragging Canoe" opposed the land sale.

• "Dragging Canoe" was in favor of the land sale.

Which is not true about Daniel Boone?

• He explored the Cumberland Gap area.

• He explored parts of the Appalachian Mountains and bought land from the Cherokee.

• He wrote the Watauga Compact

• He blazed a trail though the Cumberland Gap making it easier for other settlers.

Richard Henderson was able to buy Cherokee land because of the _________.

• Watauga Compact

• Transylvania Treaty

• Cumberland Gap

• Washington District

What was Dragging Canoe's connection to the conflict at Watauga?

• First white settler to cross the Cumberland Gap.

• Great Cherokee leader who wanted to keep the peace.

• He was a soldier and became a governor of Tennessee.

• Cherokee patriot who fought to protect his land.

Who was known for being a delegate to the North Carolina constitutional convention and signed the state constitution.

• Daniel Boone

• George Washington

• Richard Henderson

• John Sevier