S.S. Unit 2

When did TN became a state?

• June 1, 1796

• June 1, 1976

• June 1, 1876

• July 1, 1776

How was TN's constitution different from other states?

• it allowed women the right to vote

• it allowed slaves the right to vote

• it allowed men who didn't own land the right to vote

• it allowed children the right to vote

Who was TN's first governor?

• John Sevier

• Andrew Jackson

• Sam Houston

• Robert Donelson

What was TN's first capital?

• Memphis

• Nashville

• Knoxville

• Chattanooga

A population requirement of 60,000 people was needed for

• the U.S. to become a country

• TN to expand into the west

• Knoxville to become a capital

• TN to become a state

_______________________ was a General in the U.S. Army and President of the U.S.

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

• William Cocke

• Andrew Jackson

Tecumseh wanted to urge tribes to

• travel further west

• give up land and wok for the settlers

• join together and fight the settlers

• join together and go North

The War of 1812 was considered

• the greatest war of all time

• the hardest war ever fought

• the bloodiest war in history

• the second war for independence

What caused the War of 1812?

• British didn't recognize the U.S. as a sovereign county

• British were forcing taxes on the people

• British gave Indians land

• British wanted to cross the Appalachian Mountains

TN was nicknamed the Volunteer state because....

• TN volunteered for the Revolutionary War

• TN volunteered for the War of 1812

• TN volunteered for the Civil War

• TN volunteered for WW1