SS Unit 2

How many free people were required to live in Tennessee for it to become a state?

• 6,000

• 600,000

• 60,000

• 600

When requirements for statehood were met, TN held a constitutional convention and submitted a constituion to congress

• True

• False

Tennessee became a state in what year?

• 1976

• 1697

• 1769

• 1796

Tennessee became what state to join the union?

• 17th

• 16th

• 18th

• 6th

Which of the following was not a role of William Blount?

• President

• Senator

• governor of Southwest Territory

• soldier of Revolutionary War

While Nashville is Tennessee's state capital, what city was the state's first?

• Chattanooga

• Clarksville

• Nashville

• Knoxville

Andrew Jackson defeated the Creeks in what battle?

• Battle of Horseshoe Bend

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of New Orleans

• Battle of the Bluffs

TN got the nickname "The Volunteer State" for the large number of people volunteering in wars.

• False

• True

Tennessee was also required to develop a written constitution and vote for statehood, in order to become a state.

• True

• False

How did the war of 1812 impact Andrew Jackson?

• The US wanted to replace him

• the US viewed him negatively

• He became popular for his bravery

• He was seen as cowardly