Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett was a famous American frontiersman. A frontier is a place that is far away from cities and towns. It is often at the edge of a country or settlement.

Which of these places looks most like a frontier?

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Davy Crockett was born in present-day Tennessee. Look at the timeline. Then complete the sentence below.

Complete the sentence.

Davy Crockett was born ______ Tennessee become a state

• before

• after

When Davy Crockett was 12 years old, his family needed help making money. Davy Crockett got a job to help out. What sort of work did he do?

• He helped move cows from Tennessee to Virginia.

• He worked in a factory in Pennsylvania.

• He worked in a bank in New York City.

• He helped build ships in Boston.

When Davy Crockett was a young man, he fought in a war against Native Americans. Why were settlers and Native Americans fighting each other?

• Settlers were moving into the Native American's land

• Both groups wanted to move away from Tennessee.

• Native Americans made the settlers pay high taxes.

In 1827, Davy Crockett was elected to the United States Congress. What was Davy Crockett's job as a member of Congress?

• to make wagons

• to trap bears

• to grow crops

• to help make laws

Why did Davy Crockett vote against the Indian Removal Act?

• He thought the law was unfair.

• He thought the law was helpful.

• He did not like Congress.

• He did not like Native Americans.

Look at the map. Then answer the question below.

In 1835, Davy Crockett left Tennessee and moved to Texas. At that time, Texas was a part of which country?

• The United States

• Russia

• Great Britain

• Mexico

Why did Texas and Mexico fight a war?

• People in Texas wanted to be a part of Spain

• People in Texas were unhappy with the United States

• People in Texas wanted to form their own country

In 1835, a war started between the people of Texas and the Mexican government. Davy Crockett wanted to help Texas win the war. Where did he go to join the fight?

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Complete the sentence.

At the Battle of the Alamo, Davy Crockett _______

• beat the Mexican Army

• took important photos

• was killed

• ran away