Tennessee Statehood Quiz

How did longhunters affect settlement of the frontier?

• Less people wanted to settle the frontier after the longhunters told them about the Proclamation of 1763.

• More people wanted to settle the frontier after the longhunters hunted all of the animals in the East.

• Less people wanted to settle the frontier after the longhunters told them about the dangers of the mountain roads.

• More people wanted to settle the frontier after the longhunters told them about the good land they saw.

These phrases describe John Donelson and William Bean. Choose the THREE that describe William Bean.

• traveled west in a flotilla on the Holston, Tennessee, Ohio, and Cumberland River

• helped settle Tennessee

• part of the first permanent settlement in Tennessee

• traveled throughout East Tennessee with Daniel Boone

• established a settlement at Fort Nashborough

Why was Tennessee eligible to apply for statehood in 1795?

• North Carolina repealed the Proclamation of 1763 in that year.

• Tennessee had started its first settlement by that year.

• North Carolina gave the Southwest Territory to the federal government in that year.

• Tennessee had a large enough population by that year.

How did the development of the Wilderness Road and the Warrior's Path help Tennessee become a state?

• These trails encouraged western expansion into the area that became Tennessee.

• These trails reduced the value of the Southwest Territory to North Carolina.

• Owners of these trails required pioneers to pay high tolls to use them, slowing the growth of Tennessee's population.

• These trails marked natural boundaries for the frontier states.

Which states were models for Tennessee's first constitution?

• Pennsylvania and North Carolina

• Virginia and North Carolina

• Virginia and Georgia

• Pennsylvania and Georgia

What did the first Tennessee Constitution have in common with the United States Constitution?

• They both safeguard individual rights, such as protection in criminal proceedings.

• They both give the government unlimited power to prosecute people accused of crimes.

• They both contain rights for people serving on juries.

• They both give the government the right to compel people to testify against themselves.

Which statement best describes the importance of Tennessee's first constitution?

• It is still in use today.

• It was a requirement to achieve Tennessee statehood.

• It caused a revolution by not protecting the rights of Tennesseeans.

• It established Tennessee as a U.S. territory.