Tennessee Native Americans and Early Settlers

Which American Indian tribes were located in the Tennessee region prior to European contact?

• Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Shawnee

• Comanche, Pawnee, Osage, Ojibwe

• Navajo, Apache, Sioux, Cheyenne

• Choctaw, Mohawk, Seminole, Iroquois

Which American Indian tribe in Tennessee is known for their complex social and political structure?

• Seminole

• Creek

• Choctaw

• Cherokee

Which American Indian tribe in Tennessee had the largest population prior to European contact?

• Cherokee

• Shawnee

• Creek

• Choctaw

Where did the Cherokee live?

• Along the Mississippi River
• West Tennessee
• Middle Tennessee
• East Tennessee

The Chickasaw lived in

• West Tennessee
• Middle Tennessee
• East Tennessee
• all of Tennessee

What was the shortcut through the Appalachian Mountains known as?

• The Wild Road

• Cumberland Gap

• Fort Watauga

• Franklin

Who built the Wilderness Road?

• Daniel Boone

• John Sevier

• John Donelson

• James Robertson

Where did the Creek live?

• Near the Mississippi River

• The mountains of East Tennessee

• They were nomads

• Middle Tennessee

How much land was bought in the Transylvania Purchase?

• 20 acres

• 20 thousand acres

• 20 million acres

• None of These

Who started the first permanent white settlement in Tennessee?

• George Washington

• William Blount

• Dragging Canoe

• William Bean