TEST: 17/18

The Watauga Association is an example of

• self-government with their own laws

• trade

• American Indian tribes

• people giving the Indians land

The settlers in the Watauga Settlement formed a system of ______ known as the Watauga Compact.

• religion

• trade

• laws

• education

What did the Cherokee Indians call Nancy Ward?

• Cherished Mother

• Devoted Woman

• Beloved Woman

• Beloved Warrior

Why was Dragging Canoe unhappy with the Watauga settlers?

• He feared they would not trade with the Cherokee people.

• He feared they would take all of the Cherokee land.

• He feared they would side with the British against the Cherokee people.

• He feared they would attack the Cherokee fort at Watauga.

How did the Cherokee people get the weapons they used to attack the Watauga Settlement?

• The British gave them to the Cherokee people.

• John Sevier sold them to the Cherokee people.

• Dragging Canoe took them from Fort Watauga.

• Nancy Ward gave them to the Cherokee people.

What was John Sevier's role in the attack on Fort Watauga?

• He was the settlers' leader and kept the Indians from taking the fort

• He led the siege against Fort Watauga.

• He sold the Cherokee weapons to use in the attack.

• He warned a trader about an upcoming Cherokee attack.

What was Nancy Ward's role in the attack on Fort Watauga?

• A) She fought in place of her husband when he was killed in battle.

• B) She warned a trader about an upcoming Cherokee attack.

• C) She gave the Cherokee weapons to use in the attack.

• D) She held off the siege at Fort Watauga.

Which event led the Watauga settlers to lease land from the Cherokee Nation?

• attack on Fort Watauga

• Proclamation of 1763

• American Revolution

• French and Indian War

Why did King George pass the Proclamation of 1763?

• to allow settlement of land west of the Appalachian Mountains

• to avoid fights between the settlers and American Indians

• to build the Wilderness Road

• to end the French and Indian War

Why did people travel through the Cumberland Gap to settle the West?

• It was the only route that was not through American Indian land.

• It was the easiest route through the Appalachian Mountains.

• It was the official route set up by the King in the Proclamation of 1763.

• It was too crowded on the other routes because so many people were moving west.