MC: Middle TN Settlements

Why was Fort Nashborough attacked during the Battle of the Bluffs?

• French colonists wanted to prevent English settlers from trading with Native Americans.

• English colonists wanted to protect Native American lands.

• Native Americans wanted to increase trade with English colonists.

• Native Americans wanted to prevent settlers from moving into their lands.

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This chart lists the accomplishments of one historical figure.

• Sam Houston

• James K. Polk

• James Robertson

• Nancy Ward

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This chart lists several events in the life of John Donelson.

• created the first Confederate militia

• founded what would become Nashville, Tennessee

• developed the Anaconda Plan

• banned the African slave trade in Tennessee

Why did John Donelson come into conflict with the Cherokee during the late 1700s?

• He closed the Cumberland Gap and Wilderness Road.

• He led colonial expansion into Cherokee lands.

• He banned fur trading in Cherokee lands.

• He blocked colonial expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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How did the Battle of the Bluffs impact the colonization of Tennessee?

• It removed all French influence from Tennessee.

• It prevented slavery from expanding into Tennessee.

• It increased tensions between Native Americans and colonists.

• It created an alliance between the Cherokee and colonists.

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Where in Tennessee did John Donelson and James Robertson establish settlements?

• Cumberland River region

• French Broad River region

• Tennessee River region

• Watauga River region

How did the Battle of the Bluffs have a negative impact on the American effort to settle in Middle Tennessee?

• It prevented settlers from creating governments within the region.

• It allowed French traders to take political control of the region.

• It increased tensions between settlers and Native Americans in the region.

• It decreased the number of natural resources available in the region.

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This statement was made by Dragging Canoe, the leader of the Chickamauga tribe, in 1775. "You have bought a fair land, but you will find its settlement dark and bloody." Based on this statement, what was one obstacle faced by the Cumberland Settlements?

• The sun would not be up for much of the day in that part of the land.

• The American Indian tribes would attack the settlers.

• The settlers would not be given equal rights.

• The settlers would have to kill their own animals for food.

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Which obstacle was faced by settlers who established the Cumberland Settlements?

• American Indian attacks

• cricket infestation

• French blockades

• heat waves

Why is the Coates-Hines Site important to historians?

• It provides evidence that early humans hunted large animals in North America.

• It contains one of the oldest examples of man-made art.

• It is home to the only known translation of early human writing.

• It proves that early humans practiced Christianity in North America.

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