ch.20 Tennessee Frontier

Which person is an example of a long hunter?

• Abe travels a long way to Europe with furs he got from a local hunter.

• George trades European goods for fur from native American hunters who live far from his home.

• Thomas travels over the mountains and is away from home to hunt furs for months or years.

• John hunts for fur on the weekend in the woods nearby his family home.

How did long hunters affect settlement of the frontier?

• More people wanted to settle after the long hunters told them what they saw.

• Less people wanted to settle after the long hunters told them the Indians own that land.

• Less people wanted to settle after the long hunters told them dangers about the mountains.

• More people wanted to settle because long hunters already hunted all the animals in the East.

Why did people want to move to the frontier?

• There was a law against land speculators there.

• There was a lot of cheap land available there.

• There were a lot of European-Americans there.

• There were lots of easy ways to travel there.

Which of these describe Daniel Boone?

• Built a cabin on the Watauga River.

• Established a town on the western side of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Built the wilderness road.

• Long Hunter

Which of the following describes William Bean?

• Built the wilderness road.

• Built Boonesborough.

• One of the first permanent settlers in what is now Tennessee.

• Built a cabin on the Watauga river.

• Explored the frontier.

Why do so many settlers use Conestoga wagons to move west?

• The wagons could be expanded to be larger if the settlers needed more room.

• The settlers needed some way to float down rivers

• The wagons were made to handle rugged trails in the mountains.

• The settlers only had a few belongings to take with them.

What were settlers on the frontier called?

• Fur Traders

• Pioneers

• Waggoneers

• Land Speculators

How did settlers usually get clothes on the frontier?

• They ordered them from a catalog.

• They made them out of things like cotton and animal skins.

• They had their relatives ship them clothes from back East.

• They bought them at a store.

What type of housing did MOST settlers use?

• They lived in teepees like some American Indians did.

• They cleared land and built their own cabins.

• They built longhouses for many families to live in.

• They used old houses that American Indians had left behind.

What was the name of the area the Daniel Boone took settlers through to get to TN and KY?

• The Cumberland Road

• Boonesborough

• The Cumberland Path

• The Cumberland Gap