Chapter 18: The Watauga Settlement

The Watauga Association is an example of _____________.

• Self-government

• trade

• American Indian tribes

• Military Forts

The settlers in the Watauga Settlement formed a system of _________________ known as the Watauga compact.

• religion

• trade

• laws

• education

What did the Cherokee call Nancy Ward?

• Cherished Mother

• Devoted Woman

• Beloved Woman

• Beloved Warrior

Why was Dragging Canoe unhappy with the Watauga Settlers?

• He feared they would not trade with the Cherokee.

• He feared they would take all of the Cherokee land.

• He feared they would side with the British against the Cherokee.

• He feared they would attack the Cherokee Fort at Watauga.

How did the Cherokee get the weapons they used to attack the Watauga Settlement?

• The British gave them to the Cherokee.

• John Sevier sold them to the Cherokee.

• Dragging Canoe took them from Fort Watauga.

• Nancy Ward gave them to the Cherokee.

What was John Sevier's role in the attack on Fort Watauga?

• He was the settlers' leader and held off the Cherokee attack.

• He led the siege against Fort Watauga.

• He sold the Cherokee weapons to use in the attack.

• He warned a trader about a upcoming Cherokee attack.

What was Nancy Ward's role in the attack on Watauga?

• She fought in the place of her husband when he was killed in battle.

• She warned a trader about an upcoming Cherokee attack.

• She gave the Cherokee weapons to use in the attack.

• She held off the siege on Fort Watauga.

What event lead the Watauga settlers to lease land from the Cherokee?

• Attack on Fort Watauga

• Proclamation of 1763

• American Revolution

• French and Indian War

Who is known as the "Father of Middle Tennessee?"

• William Bean

• James Robertson

• John Sevier

• Dragging Canoe

Who started the first white settlement in Tennessee?

• William Bean

• James Robertson

• John Sevier

• Dragging Canoe