5.29-5.31 Wilderness Rd/Watauga/Cumberland Settlements

Who was the last Beloved Woman of the Cherokee People?

• Nancy Ward

• Charlotte Robinson

• Nancy Robinson

• Rachel Donelson

Which law set a barrier between colonists and the American Indian tribes?

• Watauga Compact

• Proclamation of 1763

• Transylvania Purchase

• Cumberland Compact

Who blazed the trail that became the Wilderness Trail?

• John Sevier

• Daniel Boone

• James Roberson

• Richard Henderson

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

• Daniel Boone

• Attakullakulla

• Dragging Canoe

• Richard Henderson

Which statement best describes how the long hunters and the Wilderness Road are related?

• Settlers on the Wilderness Road gave shelter to long hunters.

• The Wilderness Road allowed long hunters to travel into the area.

• A famous long hunter blazed the trail that became the Wilderness Road.

What was the effect of the Cumberland Gap on Tennessee?

• The road became a meeting place for signing treaties between the Cherokee Indians and settlers.

• The road became the main path for settlers into the land past the Appalachian Mountains.

• The road was used a key strategic defense by the Overmountain Men during the Revolutionary War.

• The rad was used the settlers as route to escape from the British army during the American Revolution.

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

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

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

How was John Sevier related to the Watauga Compact?

• The Watauga Compact made him the first governor of North Carolina.

• He was sent as a delegate to North Carolina because of the Watauga Compact.

• He surveyed the land that was protected by the Watauga Compact.

• The original document that became known as the Watauga Compact was drafted by Sevier.

Why was the Battle of the Bluffs importants?

• The Cherokee signed a treaty that gave away land.

• The settlers relied on an army to stop the Cherokee attacks.

• The settlers were defeated because the Cherokee used new technology.

• The defenses of the settlement were to strong for a Cherokee attack to be successful.

How did James Robertson contribute to the development of Tennessee?

• He made a land agreement with the native people.

• He build key forts that eventually became important towns.

• He led the first group of settlers into the Tennessee region.

• He acted as the first governor of the people of Tennessee who settled in Watauga.