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WorksheetsPEP Unit 1: Week 6 - Lost State of Franklin
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
_____ was the path settlers used to get from the north into Kentucky and Tennessee.
Wilderness Trail
Cumberland Gap
Trail of Tears
Cumberland Trail
_____ was clerk of the Watauga Settlement, the governor of the State of Franklin, and the first governor of Tennessee.
John Adams
John Sevier
James Robertson
Daniel Boone
_____ came to Tennessee because colonies were crowded, they wanted fresh land, they were in trouble with the law, or they were upset with their colony’s leaders.
Loyalists
Patriots
Overmountain Men
Native Americans
_____ was a law made by King George III, which said that colonists could not pass the Appalachian Mountains.
Declaration of independence
Proclamation of 1763
Constitution
Cherokee Syllabary
_______ was formed by North Carolina settlers who were upset that their land had been abandoned by the state. The people then came together to form this state, which was located in present-day Northeast Tennessee.
State of Franklin
Fort Nashborough
Cumberland Settlement
Watauga Settlement
Battle of the Bluff occurred when the _____ attacked Bluff Station.
Cherokee
Creek
Shawnee
Chickasaw
_____ was a fort in the Cumberland Settlement, where all members of the community could gather together. In 1783, it became known as Nashville.
Fort Donelson
Fort Nashborough
State of Franklin
Cumberland Settlement
_____ was the first capital of the state of Tennessee.
Knoxville
Nashville
Chattanooga
Memphis
What was the original name of the State of Franklin?
Frankland
Frankville
Frankborough
Fort Frank
Who left Watauga FIRST to explore the Cumberland Settlement?
James Robertson
James Donelson
John Sevier
Daniel Boone
Which prehistoric group hunted mastodons and large bisons?
Paleo
Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian
How many states’ votes did the State of Franklin need to be admitted as a state?
8
9
10
11
Which of the following were one of the Three Sisters?
corn
squash
beans
tomatoes
Which of the following were required steps to statehood?
population of 60,000
citizens vote on statehood
citizens vote on leader
congressional approval
creation of state constitution
Who fought against the white settlers of Fort Nashborough in the Battle of the Bluff?
Cherokee
Creek
Chickasaw
Shawnee
What is a site located in Madison County, where seventeen indigenous mounds have been found?
Pinson Mounds
Coats-Hines Site
Cumberland Gap
Chucalissa Indian Village
Who was King George III “reserving” the land west of the Appalachian Mountains for?
Native Americans
Explorers
Himself
Spanish Settlers
In what year did Tennessee become a state?
1776
1796
1750
1896
Which of the following nations lived in WEST Tennessee?
Cherokee
Creek
Shawnee
Chickasaw
Which of the following nations lived in EAST Tennessee?
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Creek
Shawnee
Why did the Cumberland Settlement have lots of game?
Big Salt Lick
Elevation
Climate
Tennessee River
The ________________ is where Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia meet at the Cumberland Plateau.
Wilderness Trail
Cumberland Gap
Watauga Settelemt
Cumberland Settlement
Why did the settlers of Frankland change their name to Franklin?
Easier to spell
To sway Benjamin Franklin
Impress North Carolina
Help the Cherokee
Which state is King’s Mountain located in?
South Carolina
Alabama
Tennessee
North Carolina
Who created a system of syllables, similar to an alphabet, for the Cherokee to use?
Sequoyah
Dragging Canoe
Nancy Ward
Daniel Boone
The ________________ belonged to a clan, a particular group of families that shared a common ancestor.
Cherokee
Creek
Shawnee
Chickasaw
Who, along with his followers, was referred to as a Longhunter?
Daniel Boone
Sequoyah
John Sevier
John Donelson
The State of Franklin was admitted as a state in 1787.
True
False
The first capital of Tennessee was Nashville.
True
False
