Revolting and Encroaching - Week 23 Study Guide

Why was the Battle of the Bluffs important to Tennessee?

• It ended the Revolutionary War.

• It forced the British off their land.

• It determined who controlled the land.

• It stopped Major Patrick Ferguson from taking over.

What did the Indian Removal Policy ensure?

• The Revolutionary War

• The end of fighting between the Cherokee and the Colonists

• The Civil War

• The Watauga Compact

Who was determined to keep fighting the colonists to keep control of his land?

• Dragging Canoe

• John Sevier

• John Donelson

• King George III

Why did Dragging Canoe refuse to give up the Cherokee land?

• It was illegal to sell land to the colonists.

• He knew the colonists were not offering enough money for the land.

• He knew it would mean the end of the tribe.

• He knew it would cost the tribe too much money.

Who were the founders of the Cumberland settlement.

• John Sevier

• John Donelson

• Daniel Boone

• James Robertson

• Richard Henderson

British threatening colonists during the American Revolution was the cause of which battle?

• Battle of the Cherokee

• Battle of the Bluffs

• Battle of Kings Mountain

• Revolutionary War

The British losing the war was the ultimate effect of which battle?

• Battle of Kings Mountain

• Revolutionary War

• Transylvania Treaty

• Battle of the Bluffs

What was the relationships between the colonists and American Indians. Select TWO answers.

• American Indians didn't want colonists on their land so they played tricks on the colonists.

• American Indians helped the colonists hunt and create supplies from nature.

• They fought about who had control over the land.

• American Indians spread diseases throughout the colonists.

• They settled their disputes peacefully.

What were the struggles the settlers faced? Select all that apply.

• Many died of disease

• Not used to living off the land

• Many mountain paths

• The land was complete wilderness

What did Major Patrick Ferguson mean when he said “threatened to lay our country waste”?

• Lay down and protest

• Throw trash

• Clean up after the war

• Destroy their land