5.29-5.31

The Cumberland Gap later became known as the _____________ once Daniel Boone cleared a large portion of it so that settlers could more easily move past the Appalachian Mountains.

• Migration Path

• Watauga Settlement

• Wilderness Road

• Overmountain Passage

Which government document, signed by the British king, prevented colonists from settling in the Indian Territory that was beyond the Appalachian Mountains?

• Watauga Compact

• Proclamation of 1763

• Transylvania Treaty

• Indian Removal Act

What does it mean for people to "migrate" to an area?

• clear the land

• leave from

• move to live

• travel through

Which leader believed that American Indians should neither sell land nor trade it for goods?

• Dragging Canoe

• Little Carpenter

• Nancy Ward

• John Sevier

This man was elected the first governor of Tennessee after it was admitted to statehood.

• William Blount

• John Sevier

• Benjamin Franklin

• Richard Henderson

Dragging Canoe disagreed with the Transylvania Purchase and led a new group called the ______________ who attacked settlers in the ____________ ____ __ ____.

• Chickamaugans, Cherokee War of 1776

• Creeks, Battle of the Bluffs

• Chickamaugans, Cherokee War of 1876

• Cherokee, Cherokee War of 1776

Who found the Wilderness Road which was the main route for travel to the west?

• William Bean

• Daniel Boone

• Richard Henderson

• "Big Foot"

Who was angry that the Cherokees agreed to the Watauga Purchase?

• Nancy Ward

• John Sevier

• Dragging Canoe

• Little Carpenter

What was the result of the Battle of the Bluffs?

• The Cherokees won the territory back.

• The Cherokees didn't win, but they continued to attack the settlers.

• The Cherokees forced the settlers off of their land.

• The Cherokees lost but were allowed to stay on the land.

How did Dragging Canoe's opinions about settlers differ from his cousin Nancy Ward's opinions?

• Dragging Canoe felt settlers could help the Native people, but Nancy Ward thought settlers would harm the Native people.

• Dragging Canoe felt that settlers should be attacked because they were a threat, but Nancy Ward warned the settlers about the attacks.

• Dragging Canoe felt that settlers had a right to the land, but Nancy Ward thought that giving settlers land would lead to conflict.

• Dragging Canoe felt the arrival of settlers was an opportunity to make money, but Nancy Ward thought settlers should not be trusted.