SW Week 27- The Tennessee Frontier

What is the definition of a pioneer?

• A person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.

• A person who fights in the military.

• A person who grows his or her own food on a farm.

• A person who builds his own house.

What were the main reasons the pioneers wanted to make the long move westward?

• The pioneers needed to get away from the dangerous American Indians who were always nearby.

• They wanted to learn how to farm cotton so that they could make better money

• They wanted their own land, they wanted freedom and they wanted a fresh start.

• The pioneers were tired of living in towns and wanted their privacy.

Many pioneers moved west by hauling their supplies _____.

• on horseback

• in small cars

• in Conestoga wagons

• on the backs of their oxen

Choose all the chores that pioneer children might have done

• milking cows

• collect firewood

• vacuuming

• collecting chicken eggs

Which American Indian Tribe was already living in Tennessee when pioneers arrived?

• Seminole

• Cherokee

• Wampanog

• Choctaw

Who was the pioneer who became Tennessee's first governor?

• John Smith

• John Scott

• John Student

• John Sevier

Who was the founder of Knoxville?

• John White

• John Sevier

• John Blue

• John Wilson

Famous early pioneer and folk hero?

• Daniel Crockett

• John White

• Davy Crockett

• John Sevier

True or False?

A fairy tale is a made story told to pass the time.

• True

• False

Number of horses or oxen that often pulled Conestoga wagons

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6