Gallopade 17-21 Cumberland Gap to Lost State of Franklin

Why did King George III pass the Proclamation of 1763?

• to allow settlement of land west of the Appalachian Mountains

• to avoid fights between the settlers and American Indians

• to build the Wilderness Road

• to end the French and Indian War

Which event came first?

• Wilderness Road is built through the Cumberland Gap

• French and Indian War ends

• King George III passes the Proclamation of 1763

Why did people travel through the Cumberland Gap to settle west?

• It was the only route that was not through American Indian land

• It was the easiest route through the Appalachian Mountains

• It was the official route set up by the King in the Proclamation of 1763

• it was too crowded on the other routes

How was the Wilderness Road used?

• to settle the west and conduct commerce

• to send Americans Indians out of settlement areas

• to move troops during the French and Indian War

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 ____ knows as the Watauga Compact.

• religion

• trade

• laws

• education

Which event came first?

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

• 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 Indians 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 people

• He feared they would take all of the Cherokee land

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

• He feared they would attack the Cherokee fort at Watauga

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

• The British gave them to the Cherokee people

• John Sevier sold them to the Cherokee people

• Dragging Canoe took them from Fort Watauga

• Nancy Ward gave them to the Cherokee people