Social Studies Weekly Week 22

What role did Nancy Ward play in the attack on the Watauga settlement?

• She served as the commander of the army.

• She heard about the Cherokee attacks and alerted Watauga’s leaders about it.

• She attacked the white settlers who tried to take Watauga.

• She was responsible for forming the new colonies at Watauga.

What was significant about Dr. Thomas Walker’s expedition in 1750?

• He set out to explore the Cumberland Gap which had never been traveled by white people.

• He set out to find a water route to the West Coast.

• He set out to explore the fastest route to sail around the world.

• He set out to become the first to climb Mount Everest.

Why was the Watauga Compact of 1772 important?

• It prohibited men from claiming American Indian land as their own.

• It gave permission for explorers like Daniel Boone to explore the territories of Tennessee.

• It allowed the Watauga settlers to lease the land from the Cherokee and promoted law and order.

• It forced American Indians to move west.

Which of the following is not part of Daniel Boone’s contribution to the exploration of Tennessee?

• In 1769, Daniel Boone first explored the Cumberland Gap area.

• In 1772, Daniel Boone drafted the Watauga Compact.

• In 1775, Daniel Boone was sent to explore parts of the Appalachian Mountains and bought land from the Cherokee.

• In 1775, Daniel Boone blazed a trail through areas of the Cumberland Gap and created an easier to travel route.

What was the purpose of the Transylvania Treaty?

• It allowed Daniel Boone to explore parts of the Cumberland Gap area.

• It allowed Richard Henderson to explore parts of the Cumberland Gap area.

• It allowed Daniel Boone to buy Cherokee land.

• It allowed Richard Henderson to buy Cherokee land.

What role did Dragging Canoe play in the conflicts at Watauga?

• He was a Cherokee patriot who led his tribe in many fights to protect his land.

• He was a soldier, explorer and frontierman who became governor of Tennessee.

• He was a great Cherokee leader who helped white settlers and worked to preserve peace.

• He was the first white explorer to cross through the Cumberland Gap.

Which of the following best describes the location of the Cumberland Gap?

• A remote area located on the border of Tennessee and Kentucky

• A small mountain road in the western part of Tennessee

• A pass that goes through the Great Smoky Mountains and ends in the tip of New York State

• A pass that goes through the Appalachian Mountains and cuts through Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia

Cumberland Gap:

• Early Tennessee settlement

• The taking of life, killing

• A pass in the Cumberland Mountains in the junction of Virginia,, Kentucky, and Tennessee boundaries

• Revolutionary War soldier, politician, and first governor of Tennessee

Wilderness Road:

• Major route for settlers moving west

• Early Tennessee settlement

• The taking of life, killing

• Revolutionary War soldier, politician and first governor of Tennessee

Watauga:

• Early Tennessee settlement

• A pass in the Cumberland Mountains in the junction of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee boundaries

• The taking of life, killing

• Revolutionary War soldier, politician, and first governor of Tennessee