Chapter 17-19

Why did King George pass the Proclamation of 1763?

• to allow settlement of land west of the Applachian Mountains

• to avoid fights between the settlers and American Indians.

• to build the Wilderness Road

• to end the French and Indian War

What war ended before King George passes the Proclamation of 1763, and the wilderness road was built through Cumberland Gap.

• French and Indian War

• Civil War

• World War I

• Revolutionary War

How was the Wilderness Road used? (Choose 2)

• to settle the west

• to send American Indians out of settlement areas

• to conduct commerce

• to move troops during French and Indian War

Which states come together near the Cumberland Gap? (choose 3)

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

• Virginia

• West Virginia

• North Carolina

The Watauga Association is an example of __________ .

• self-government

• trade

• American Indian tribes

• military forts

The settlers in the Watauga Settlement formed a system of _____ known as the Watauga Compact.

• religion

• trade

• laws

• education

Which event happened first?

• Settlers lease land in the Watauga Settlement from the Cherokee.

• Dragging Canoe forms an alliance with the British.

• The Watauga settlers hold off a siege.

• A trader is warned about a plan for an attack on the Watauga Settlement.

What did the Cherokee call Nancy Ward?

• Cherished Mother

• Devoted Woman

• Beloved Woman

• Beloved Warrior

Why was Dragging Canoe unhappy with the Watauga settlers?

• He feared they would not trade with the Cherokee.

• He feared they would take all of the Cherokee land.

• He feared they would side with the British against the Cherokee.

• He feared they would attack the Cherokee fort at Watauga.

How did the Cherokee get the weapons they used to attack the Watauga Settlement?

• The British gave them to the Cherokee.

• John Sevier sold them to the Cherokee.

• Dragging Canoe took them from Fort Watauga.

• Nancy Ward gave them to the Cherokee.