Tennessee Statehood and Early TN History

Which TWO of the following were impacts that Sequoyah's invention had on the Cherokee?

• They were able to communicate with distant members of the tribe.

• They were able to translate their books into English.

• They were able to read English with ease.

• They were able to read and write Cherokee books and newspapers.

Which of these best explains what the settlers meant when they spoke of Manifest Destiny?

• They believed the only way they could survive was to take over the West.

• They believed they had the right to possess (own) the land from the East coast to West coast.

• They believed the American Indians were sophisticated and deserved the same rights as Americans.

• They believed they had the moral duty to respect the cultures that already existed in the West.

How did Texas gain its independence from Mexico?

• by defeating the Mexican Army at the Alamo

• by being annexed by the United States

• by forcing the Mexican Army to surrender at the Battle of San Jacinto and sign a treaty

• by capturing Santa Anna and trading their independence for his freedom

What killed an estimated one-third of all Cherokee in 1838 and 1839?

• The Trail of Tears

• battles with European settlers

• disease

• freezing

Why was the forced removal of the Cherokee from Tennessee nicknamed the Trail of Tears?

• The Cherokee were in mourning that their Chief, John Ross, had died.

• The few Cherokee that were removed were sad to be separated from their families.

• The trail took them past burial grounds of their dead ancestors.

• The 1,000 mile journey was difficult and the weather was cold causing many to die along the way

Who was president of the United States when Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• Martin Van Buren

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor

• Andrew Jackson

What was the name of the treaty under which the U.S. government forced the Cherokee Indians to move west of the Mississippi River?

• The Treaty of the Holston

• The Treaty of New Echota

• The Treaty of Hopewell

• The Treaty of Red Clay

What do we call the purchase of West Tennessee from the Chickasaw Indians in 1817?

• the Jackson Purchase

• the Hopewell Purchase

• the Horseshoe Bend Purchase

• the Cherokee Purchase

Name the person who invented the Cherokee syllabary?

• Sequoyah

• Tecumseh

• Nancy Ward

• John Ross

Name two men who held political positions in Tennessee who also played prominent roles in the formation of Texas?

• John Sevier and Andrew Jackson

• Daniel Boone and David Crockett

• David Crockett and Sam Houston

• William Blount and William Bean