Westward Expansion and Events That Shaped The Nation

How did longhunters affect settlement of the frontier?

• Less people wanted to settle the frontier after the longhunters told them about the Proclamation of 1763.

• Less people wanted to settle the frontier after the longhunters told them about the dangers of the mountain roads.

• More people wanted to settle the frontier after the longhunters told them about the good land they saw.

• More people wanted to settle the frontier after the longhunters hunted all of the animals in the East.

How did the development of the Wilderness Road and the Warrior’s Path help Tennessee become a state?

• These trails marked natural boundaries for the frontier states.

• These trails encouraged western expansion into the area that became Tennessee.

• These trails reduced the value of the Southwest Territory to North Carolina.

• Owners of these trails required pioneers to pay high tolls to use them, slowing the growth of Tennessee's population.

Why was Tennessee eligible to apply for statehood in 1795?

• Tennessee had a large enough population by that year.

• North Carolina repealed the Proclamation of 1763 in that year.

• Tennessee had started its first settlement by that year.

• North Carolina gave the Southwest Territory to the federal government in that year.

Which states were models for Tennessee’s first constitution?

• Pennsylvania and Georgia

• Pennsylvania and North Carolina

• Virginia and Georgia

• Virginia and North Carolina

Read the two excerpts. What did the first Tennessee Constitution have in common with the United States Constitution?

• They both safeguard individual rights, such as protection in criminal proceedings.

• They both give the government the right to compel people to testify against themselves

• They both contain rights for people serving on juries.

• They both give the government unlimited power to prosecute people accused of crimes.

Which statement best describes the importance of Tennessee's first constitution?

• It is still in use today.

• It was a requirement to achieve Tennessee statehood.

• It established Tennessee as a U.S. territory.

• It caused a revolution by not protecting rights of Tennesseans.

Why was there a crisis in the Electoral College in the election of 1800?

• Two Federalist candidates got the same amount of votes in the Electoral College, so the Senate had to vote to break the tie.

• The Electoral College voted separately for president and vice president, and they elected a Federalist for president and a Democratic-Republican for vice president.

• Two Democratic-Republican candidates got the same amount of votes in the Electoral College, so the House of Representatives had to vote to break the tie.

• The Electoral College voted separately for president and vice president, and they elected a Democratic-Republican for president and a Federalist for vice president.

What significant change occurred in 1804 as a result of the issues in the election of 1800?

• Congress passed the 12th Amendment, which required the Electoral College to vote for only one candidate from a political party.

• The political parties signed an agreement about how to resolve disputed elections in the future.

• Congress passed the 12th Amendment, which required the Electoral College to vote for president and vice president separately.

• The political parties signed an agreement to unify, which led President Jefferson to say: “We are all Republicans. We are all Federalists.”

Which statement BEST describes the role the House of Representatives played in the election of 1800?

• The House of Representatives changed the rules the Electoral College had to follow in the 12th Amendment.

• The House of Representatives decided the election after 36 ballots with each state casting one vote.

• The House of Representatives decided the election after the Electoral College voted 35 times without picking a winner.

• The House of Representatives wrote the rules the Electoral College had to follow to choose the winner.

• It states that the judicial branch has the power to make rules about province and duty.

• It states that the judicial branch has the power to define and interpret the law in disputes.

• It states that the judicial branch has the power to pass new laws when there are disputes.

• It states that the judicial branch has the power to determine which cases involve rules.