The Cumberland Settlements

Why did Dragging Canoe and other Chickamauga Cherokee Indians attack the Cumberland settlers?

• They were working for the British against the Americans.

• They were worried that they would not be able to trade with the settlers.

• They were worried that the Cumberland Compact laws were not fair.

• They were worried that the settlers were taking too much land.

Answer explanation

Remember that Dragging Canoe didn't trust settlers to begin with because he thought they would take too much land.

Who founded the Cumberland Settlements?

• John Donelson

• James Robertson

• Both

Who came from the Watauga Settlements?

• John Donelson

• James Robertson

• Both

Who brought 30 families to the Cumberland Settlement via river?

• John Donelson

• James Robertson

• Both

Who built Fort Nashborough along the Cumberland River?

• John Donelson

• James Robertson

• Both

Where did the Battle of the Bluffs occur?

• Fort Watauga

• Fort Cumberland

• Fort Loudoun

• Fort Nashborough

Why did some American Indians think that the Transylvania Purchase was not fair?

• The Transylvania Land Company said they purchased more land than they really did.

• The Transylvania Land Company purchased the land without signing a treaty

• The Transylvania Land Company received a very large amount of land for the amount paid.

• The Transylvania Land Company refused to negotiate with Dragging Canoe.

What was exchanged in the Transylvania Purchase?

• land in Tennessee and Kentucky for goods

• land from Tennessee and Kentucky for other land

• goods from Tennessee and Kentucky for money

• land in Tennessee and Kentucky for money

Where did the Battle of the Bluffs occur?

• Fort Watauga

• Fort Nashborough

• Fort Cumberland

• Fort Loudoun

Which was an obstacle faced by the Cumberland Settlers?

• Revolutionary War battles in the area

• attacks by Chickamauga Cherokee Indians