Tennessee Becomes a State

After the American Revolution, which state claimed the Tennessee Region?

• Georgia

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

• Virginia

Why did the Tennessee people not want to be governed by North Carolina? Choose all that apply

• North Carolina had too many Indians

• The state capital of NC was too far away

• The state could not truly protect them from Indians

• They wanted the Indians to govern them

Who was the governor of the state of Franklin?

• William Blount

• John Sevier

• George Washington

• James Robertson

Why did the state of Franklin not legally become a state?

• It didn't get the amount of votes that were required

• Congress wanted it to become a territory instead

• Congress wanted North Carolina to become a state first

Why did North Carolina give the Tennessee Region to the federal government?

• They disliked the people of the region

• The federal government forced them to

• They made a treaty with the Indians that required them to

• They were repaying a debt

What was the name of the territory of the Tennessee region?

• The Washington Territory

• The Northwest Territory

• The Tennessee Territory

• The Southwest Territory

Who did George Washington appoint to become Governor of the Southwest Territory?

• William Blount

• John Sevier

• John Donelson

• Isaac Shelby

How many people are required to live in a territory before being eligible to become a state?

• 6,000

• 60,000

• 77,250

• 100,000

Where was Tennessee's first capital?

• Nashville

• Memphis

• Kingsport

• Knoxville

Tennessee was the ____state to join the Union.

• 14th

• 16th

• 11th

• 12th