WorksheetsTennessee Statehood and Early TN History
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which TWO of the following were impacts that Sequoyah's invention had on the Cherokee?
They were able to communicate with distant members of the tribe.
They were able to translate their books into English.
They were able to read English with ease.
They were able to read and write Cherokee books and newspapers.
Which of these best explains what the settlers meant when they spoke of Manifest Destiny?
They believed the only way they could survive was to take over the West.
They believed they had the right to possess (own) the land from the East coast to West coast.
They believed the American Indians were sophisticated and deserved the same rights as Americans.
They believed they had the moral duty to respect the cultures that already existed in the West.
How did Texas gain its independence from Mexico?
by defeating the Mexican Army at the Alamo
by being annexed by the United States
by forcing the Mexican Army to surrender at the Battle of San Jacinto and sign a treaty
by capturing Santa Anna and trading their independence for his freedom
What killed an estimated one-third of all Cherokee in 1838 and 1839?
The Trail of Tears
battles with European settlers
disease
freezing
Why was the forced removal of the Cherokee from Tennessee nicknamed the Trail of Tears?
The Cherokee were in mourning that their Chief, John Ross, had died.
The few Cherokee that were removed were sad to be separated from their families.
The trail took them past burial grounds of their dead ancestors.
The 1,000 mile journey was difficult and the weather was cold causing many to die along the way
Who was president of the United States when Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
Martin Van Buren
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Andrew Jackson
What was the name of the treaty under which the U.S. government forced the Cherokee Indians to move west of the Mississippi River?
The Treaty of the Holston
The Treaty of New Echota
The Treaty of Hopewell
The Treaty of Red Clay
What do we call the purchase of West Tennessee from the Chickasaw Indians in 1817?
the Jackson Purchase
the Hopewell Purchase
the Horseshoe Bend Purchase
the Cherokee Purchase
Name the person who invented the Cherokee syllabary?
Sequoyah
Tecumseh
Nancy Ward
John Ross
Name two men who held political positions in Tennessee who also played prominent roles in the formation of Texas?
John Sevier and Andrew Jackson
Daniel Boone and David Crockett
David Crockett and Sam Houston
William Blount and William Bean
Which was NOT a step that Tennessee took to become a state?
meeting population requirement
selecting a state bird
vote by citizens
Congressional approval
Who was the first governor of Tennessee?
John Sevier
Andrew Johnson
David Crockett
William Blount
Where was the original capital of Tennessee?
Nashville
Memphis
Jackson
Knoxville
In 1830, John Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokee, went to the Supreme Court to:
fight Indian removal
teach the syllabary
select a capital for Tennessee
run for President
What happened on June 1, 1796?
Battle of the Bluffs
Tennessee became the 16th state
the Jackson Purchase
The Treaty of New Echota was signed
How did Tennessee get its nickname, "The Volunteer State"?
So many colonists had gone to live in Tennessee.
So many Tennesseans volunteered to join the Tennessee Militia during the War of 1812.
So many settlers from Watauga volunteered to fight in the Revolutionary War.
So many Cherokee Indians volunteered to move west and give their land to the settlers.
Which THREE of the following fought under General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
David Crockett
Sam Houston
Daniel Boone
Sequoyah
Which president was the 11th President of the U.S.? He believed in Manifest Destiny and said his main goal was to extend the border of the U.S. all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Martin Van Buren
John Tyler
Who led Texas to victory over the Mexican army and was elected president of Texas?
Andrew Jackson
Daniel Boone
David Crockett
Sam Houston
When archaeologists find artifacts, such as spear points and pottery, which of the following does it tell them?
how long ago an item was made
that people lived in that location at one time
that animals roamed there
that a glacier covered the area
Archaeologists have found evidence of a nomadic people in Williamson County, Tennessee through a discovery of tools and mastodon bones at the Coats-Hines site. In which time period did this happen?
Paleo
Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian
During which time period did the natives begin to settle in one place, farm, make pottery, and build mounds later called Pinson Mounds.
Paleo
Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian
During this period, many larger mammals died out and were replaced by smaller ones due to a climate change.
Paleo
Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian
During this time period, the native people were skilled farmers, artists, and craftsmen. The Chucalissa Indian Village is from this period.
Paleo
Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian
Which Indian tribe had a word Tana-tsee that meant where the rivers come together and is where our state got its name?
Yuchi
Cherokee
Creek
Shawnee
Which American Indian tribe was the largest group of the Five Civilized Tribes of Native Americans in North America that covered most of 8 states in the Southeast Region?
Shawnee
Yuchi
Chickasaw
Cherokee
Which American Indian Tribe had a settlement near present day Chattanooga. The Cherokee were their biggest enemy.
Yuchi
Creek
Chickasaw
Shawnee
Which Indian tribe was a nomadic tribe of hunters and farmers who migrated across different regions of America and lived in temporary homes called Wigwams?
Chickasaw
Shawnee
Yuchi
Creek
Which of the following was a decree made by Britain in order to calm the tension between Native Americans and colonials by prohibiting all settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Watauga Compact
Declaration of Settlement
Proclamation of 1763
Mayflower Compact
Which of the following describes why the Cumberland Gap was so important to settling Tennessee?
It was the easiest way to get through the mountains and led to Tennessee and Kentucky.
It was used by the Native Americans on hunting expeditions.
The buffalo migrated through the area.
It was an interstate highway.
When the Watauga settlers signed the Watauga Compact, they stated that they were...
A new colony of Britain.
A new territory of the United States.
Part of a new country.
Free from British rule.
This man was hired by the Transylvania Company in 1775 to blaze a trail through the Cumberland Gap that would become known as the Wilderness Road.
William Blount
John Sevier
Daniel Boone
Dragging Canoe
Which early Tennessean, sometimes called “Father of Tennessee,” helped build Fort Watauga, and led soldiers in many battles against the Cherokees and later became the governor?
William Bean
John Sevier
Daniel Boone
James Robertson
Was a Ghigua of the Cherokee people and she tried to keep the peace between the Cherokee and the settlers, earning her the nickname, "Beloved Woman."
Charlotte Robertson
Nancy Ward
Rachel Donelson
Lydia Bean
Who led the settlers going to the Cumberland settlement on a tragic journey by water?
Daniel Boone
James Robertson
John Sevier
John Donelson
James Robertson led a group of men to the Cumberland area of Tennessee by land and they arrived on Christmas Eve of 1779. Which of the following modern-day cities did he found on January 1, 1780 when he led his group of pioneers across the frozen Cumberland River to a place called Cedar Bluffs?
Memphis
Jackson
Nashville
Knoxville
What were American frontiersmen called that were from west of the Appalachian Mountains who took part in the American Revolution?
Settlers
Pioneers
Revolutionaries
Overmountain men
What was an effect of the Overmountain Men defeating the British army on Kings Mountain?
The Overmountain Men were asked to go fight east of the Appalachian Mountains with the colonists.
The Loyalists and the British army were surprised the Overmountain Men won and became discouraged about the war.
The Overmountain Men persuaded the Cherokees to switch to their side.
The American Revolutionary War came to an end.
Which of the following are causes for the failure of the Lost State of Franklin? Select all that apply.
had trouble keeping up with all the treaties and deals
loss of settlers to disease
resistance from the Cherokee, Chickamauga, and Chickasaw tribes
did not have a strong economy
The highest ranking officer in the state government.
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Cession
Abolitionist
The belief popular in the United States in the 1800s that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean.
Manifest Destiny
Reparation
Reservation
Ratify
To approve formally.
Ratify
Census
Cession
Reparation
Land set aside for Native Americans.
Reservation
Census
Reparation
Cession
What was the reservation policy?
Indian tribes lived together on a specific piece of land designated by the government.
Indians could live anywhere in Texas.
Indian tribes chose one spot and had to stay there.
Indian tribes choose a state to live in and never left.
Who was president during Texas's annexation
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
James Polk
John Slidell
