TN Statehood

Which was NOT a step that Tennessee took to become a state?

• meeting population requirement

• selecting a state bird

• vote by citizens

• Congressional approval

Who was the first governor of Tennessee?

• John Sevier

• Andrew Johnson

• David Crockett

• William Blount

Where was the original capital of Tennessee?

• Nashville

• Memphis

• Jackson

• Knoxville

What happened on June 1, 1796?

• Battle of the Bluffs

• Tennessee became the 16th state

• the Jackson Purchase

• The Treaty of New Echota was signed

How did Tennessee get its nickname, "The Volunteer State"?

• So many colonists had gone to live in Tennessee.

• So many Tennesseans volunteered to join the Tennessee Militia during the War of 1812.

• So many settlers from Watauga volunteered to fight in the Revolutionary War.

• So many Cherokee Indians volunteered to move west and give their land to the settlers.

In what year was the first governor of Tennesse elected?

• 1776

• 1786

• 1796

• 1800

What was the population requirement for Tennessee statehood?

• 10,000

• 30,000

• 60,000

• 100,000

Who would be allowed to vote in the new state of Tennessee?

• all citizens

• only men over 21

• only white men and free black men

• men and women over 21

How many terms did John Sevier serve as governor of Tennessee?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 6

Place in order the steps that Tennessee took to statehood

Place the number by each event, 1,2, 3,4,5

1. vote by citizens held

2. state constitution drafted

3. Bill establishing statehood was drafted

4. Population requirement met

5. Approval for statehood requested from Congress