Book Two, Lessons 14 and 15

How long did the earthquakes last?

• February - June

• May - September

• December - March

• Two days

What was the first natural resource that settlers harvested when they moved to West Tennessee?

• coal

• hardwood trees

• gold

• corn

Which is NOT a reason that we don't have more first-person accounts of the New Madrid Earthquakes?

• Chickasaw Indians didn't have a written language.

• Not many English speaking people in West Tennessee in 1812.

• The settlers didn't paper and pencils with them.

Why did West Tennessee import more slaves than East and Middle Tennessee after 1830?

• Because cotton grew so well.

• East and Middle Tennessee were considered "Free".

• There were better places to live.

• The Mississippi river made in harder for slaves to leave.

What happened to David Crockett's raft on the Mississippi River?

• It floated away from him.

• It capsized.

• It was tied up to another raft, to keep it stable.

• It never made it to the Mississippi River.

What are two things that Cherokee Indians learned to become more "Americanized"?

• Had farms

  & became blacksmiths

• Read and wrote books

• Ate fast-food and watched t.v.

Why did David Crockett believe he was voted out of office.

• because he was too old.

• because he voted against President Jackson's Indian Removal Act.

• because he burned down people's homes.

• because there was gold found on Cherokee land.

Why is there a Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina?

• Because Tsali gave himself up, which allowed his tribe to stay in the mountains.

• Because Florida was too far to walk.

• Because Cherokee Indians agreed to follow North Carolina rules/laws.

• Because they were scared to live in West Tennessee.

Why was it called the "Trail of Tears"?

• They were happy to leave Tennessee.

• They were tears of joy.

• They had tears because their feet hurt from walking for over a year and a half.

• The Cherokee Indians were heart broken when they were forced to leave and because 1 out of 4 people died along the way.

The New Madrid Earthquake created what lake in West Tennessee?

• Lake Superior
• Center Hill Lake
• Great Salt Lake
• Reelfoot Lake