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8.28

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

8.28

As settlers pushed West, more and more territories began to apply for statehood. ___________ became a state as a result of ____________.

(choose 2)

a)

Tennessee

b)

westward expansion

c)

Georgia

d)

ratification

2.

When North Carolina gave up its western land to the federal government, it created ____ where Tennessee is located today.

a)

The northwest Territory

b)

The southwest territory

c)

The north south territory

d)

The west north territory

3.

The Warrior's Path, Boone Trace, and the Wilderness Road were all examples of

a)

the Northwest territory

b)

Places of worship

c)

Hunting Grounds

d)

Frontier Roads

4.

a person who buys and sells land for profit, purchasing land at cheap prices in hopes of selling it later at a higher price

a)

land former

b)

landscaper

c)

land speculator

d)

land surveyor

5.

____ were the first European people to come into what is now Tennessee

a)

longhunters

b)

shorthunters

c)

bighunters

d)

smallhunters

6.

longhunters were

a)

groups of animals that traveled together to attack villages

b)

groups of 5-6 women who traveled together looking for berries to eat

c)

groups of 2-3 men who traveled together looking for game (stuff to hunt)

d)

groups of Europeans who traveled together to find wealth in mines

7.

longhunters impacted the settlement of Tennessee by

a)

returning to their homes in the North and telling people about the land East of the Appalachian Mountains and people began moving out of Tennessee

b)

returning to their homes in Europe and telling people to stay away from the lands of Tennessee.

c)

returning to their homes in the South and telling people about the land west of the Appalachian Mountains and people began to move to Tennessee.

d)

returning to their homes in the East, and telling people about the land west of the Appalachian Mountains and people began to move to Tennessee.

8.

a fleet of small ships is called a

a)

voyage

b)

carrier

c)

flotilla

d)

sail

9.

Tennessee could become a state in 1795 because

a)

it had a large enough trail base for statehood

b)

it had a large enough population for statehood

c)

it had a large enough game population for statehood

d)

it had a large enough congress following for statehood

10.

June 1, 1796 - Congress gave its approval and Tennessee entered as the ___ state of the Union.

a)

16th

b)

2nd

c)

50th

d)

12th

11.

another word for delegates is

a)

congress

b)

representatives

c)

independence

d)

peasants

12.

Tennessee's state constitution was modeled after the constitutions of

a)

Georgia and North Carolina

b)

South Carolina and Georgia

c)

Virginia and Massachusetts

d)

North Carolina and Pennsylvania

13.

There are ___ articles in Tennessee's constitution

a)

10

b)

11

c)

6

d)

4

14.

Article 11 of Tennessee's constitution is a

a)

declaration of independence

b)

declaration of rights

c)

declaration of wealth

d)

declaration of self

15.

Both the Tennessee state Constitution's Declaration of Rights AND the US Constitution's Bill of Rights have ____ in common.

a)

protecting the rights of the jury to attack the criminal

b)

protecting the right to food and a fair meal

c)

protecting the right to a jury and a fair trial

d)

protecting the right to a phone call for the criminal

16.

Which trend led to Tennessee eventually becoming the sixteenth state? [8.28]

a)

war with France

b)

westward expansion

c)

war with Britain

d)

shortage of water in the East

17.

In what year did Tennessee become the sixteenth state? [8.28]

a)

1763

b)

1776

c)

1796

d)

1812