WorksheetsTN Ch. 3 and 4 Social Studies Test
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
______ was a long hunter who blazed the trail that became the Wilderness Road.
a)
John Sevier
b)
Daniel Boone
c)
James Robertson
d)
Richard Henderson
2.
_______ was angry that the Cherokees had agreed to the Watauga Purchase.
a)
Daniel Boone
b)
Attakullakulla
c)
Dragging Canoe
d)
John Sevier
3.
_____________ organized the Overmountain Men and became Tennessee's first governor.
a)
John Sevier
b)
William Blount
c)
Daniel Boone
d)
James Robertson
4.
What did Dragging Canoe mean when he warned that the settlers would find the land they bought in the Watauga Purchase "dark and bloody"?
a)
The settlers would not be safe from natural disasters on the land.
b)
Cherokee warriors would fight to defend the land.
c)
The settlers would not have enough sun to grow their crops.
d)
The Cherokee knew settlers would find no animals on the over-hunted land.
5.
The British king could not afford to pay troops to protect the colonists who settled on Indian land. He drew a line called the _______ ; land west of the line was reserved for Indians.
a)
Demarcation Line
b)
Proclamation Line
c)
Appalachian Line
6.
How did the Overmountain Men have an advantage over the southern Loyalists in the Battle of King’s Mountain?
a)
They greatly outnumbered the Loyalists.
b)
Their weapons were superior.
c)
They were used to living in mountainous woodland terrain.
d)
Their generals were far more experienced than the Loyalists’.
7.
The Cumberland Settlements at French Lick changed its name to ___________, and later became Nashville.
a)
Fort Greensboro
b)
Fort Donelson
c)
Fort Robertson
d)
Fort Nashborough
8.
Washington County was originally a part of what state before becoming Tennessee?
a)
Kentucky
b)
North Carolina
c)
South Carolina
d)
Virginia
9.
_________ and _________ led the two groups of settlers to the Cumberland Settlements at French Lick.
a)
James Robertson
b)
Davy Crockett
c)
John Donelson
d)
William Blount
10.
The Battle of King's Mountain occurred in what state?
a)
Tennessee
b)
South Carolina
c)
North Carolina
d)
Kentucky
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