chapter 20 The Overmountain Men

Which statement best describes the effect of the Revolutionary War in the mountain frontier prior to 1780?

• The mountain frontier was not affected much by the war.

• The mountain frontier was largely destroyed by the war.

• The mountain frontier was the location of many battles.

• The mountain frontier was in the control of the British.

Why did men from Virginia and north Carolina join the Tennesseans at Sycamore Shoals in September 1780?

• to fight against a British invasion of the overmountain territories

• to set up a separate government after the British invasion of the overmountain territories.

• to sign a declaration in support of the British invasion of the overmountain territories.

During the Revolutionary War, where did the Battle of Kings Mountain take place?

• Virgina

• Tennessee

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

"the first link in a chain of evils that..... ended in the total loss of America."

Who made this statement and about what were they speaking about?

• The Overmountain men about the Battle of Kings Mountain.

• The British about the loss of the southern colonies.

• The British about the Battle of Kings Mountain

• The Overmountain men about the loss of the southern colonies.

What role did the Overmountain men play in the Battle of Kings Mountain?

• They protected their home territory against British invasion.

• They supplied the colonial forces fighting British invasion on the other side of the mountains.

• They were captured by Loyalist troops who were part of the British invasion

• They supported British invasion into the overmountain region.