TN Unit 2 Statehood and Early TN History

Which of the following was the first requirement in the process of achieving statehood for Tennessee? (66-67)

• approval in national congress

• creation in a state constitution

• a population included 5,000 male voters

• 5,000 votes for a General Assembly within the territory

In which year did Tennessee become a state?  (70-71)

• 1791

• 1794

• 1795

• 1796

Who was a central leader of the Red Sticks who fought in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend? (83-84)

• Sequoyah

• Tecumseh

• John Ross

• Chief Red Eagle

Which of the following was a leader of the Cherokee Nation who resisted Indian Removal to the west? (97-98)

• Sequoyah

• Tecumseh

• John Ross

• John Ridge

Which event gained Tennessee 16 new counties while forcing Chickasaw groups to move from the state? ( 86-87)

• The Trail of Tears

• The Jackson Purchase

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Indian Removal Act

Which man was a frontiersman and congressman opposed to taking Indian lands from the tribes? (94-97)

• James Polk

• David Crockett

• John Q Adams

• Andrew Jackson

Which issue nearly delayed congressional approval of Tennessee statehood? (66-68)

• The issue of Indian Removal

• Conflict between Andrew Jackson and John Sevier

• Congressional conflict over the Louisiana Purchase

• Federalists and Republican conflict over the Election of 1800

Who was the first governor of Tennessee? ( 70-71)

• John Ridge

• John Sevier

• William Cocke

• Andrew Jackson

What caused some people in the Cumberland settlements to vote against statehood? (66-67)

• They thought voters should be required to own land.

• They wanted to name the new state after a land feature.

• They disagreed with the rights of free black men to vote in elections.

• They feared higher taxes and an unequal division of power in the state.

Which event helped Tennessee to become the 16th state? (68-71)

• in 1796, representatives of TN agreed to having one less electoral vote in the presidential election.

• In 1800, citizens of TN cast votes in an election that awarded Thomas Jefferson the presidency.

• In 1813, Governor Blount ordered the TN militia to attack the Creeks in Alabama.

• In 1819, Andrew Jackson established the city of Memphis along the TN River.