TN History Module 1 – Flashcards
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The following divisions make up the three "Grand Divisions of Tennessee" except:
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North
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After _______________ became Governor, his first executive order was to change the interstate highway signs that welcomed travelers to the "Three States of Tennessee." New signs were erected, welcoming arrivals to the "State of Tennessee," now presumably cooperative and united.Term
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Winfield Dunn
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What is Tennessee's largest city?
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Memphis
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What posed the first major physical barrier to American expansion westward?
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Appalachian Mountains
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The first frontiersmen to use the mountain passages to gain access to the natural wealth of the mountains and the flatlands beyond were called
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long hunters
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Joseph Drake and Henry Scaggs may have been the first __________ into Kentucky.
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long hunters
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The most well-known of the long hunters was
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Daniel Boone
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What provided a good record of Daniel Boone's travels?
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Messages carved on trees
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Who founded the Watuaga Settlement in East Tennessee?
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James Robertson
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What was the most obvious natural resource in the Watauga region?
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Wood
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What is a dogtrot?
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A type of connection between two log cabins.
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The most constant and time-consuming activity of frontier people was what?
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Providing food for the family.
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__________ was without a doubt the most important item produced. It was the first crop that a man planted, and it was the most useful crop he harvested.
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Corn
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Who led the Cherokees against Upper East Tennessee settlements in 1776?
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Dragging Canoe
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Which of the following was not one of the militia leaders of the overmountain men?
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Daniel Boone
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The Cumberland Settlement later became this Tennessee town.
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Nashville
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Which Native American tribe proved critical in the Cumberland Settlement's survival?
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Chickasaw
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Which Chickasaw leader pointed out Native American natural weaknesses and sided with Tennessee settlers and supported the United States government?
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Piomingo
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President George Washington saw the ___________ as key to preventing the success of a broad Pan-Indian alliance.
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Chickasaw
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Who did George Washington appoint as the Territorial Governor of the Southwest Territory in 1790?
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William Blount
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Who was Tennessee's first elected Governor?
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John Sevier
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Who were Tennessee's first elected Senators?
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William Blount & William Cocke
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All of the following were provisions in Tennessee's 1796 constitution except:
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women were given the right to vote.
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The most remarkable, and later objectionable, provision of the 1796 constitution was
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the uniform or equal method of taxing land.
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All of the following represented earlier attempts at self-government in Tennessee except:
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French Lick Accord
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When Tennessee became a state in 1796, ______________ became the first Congressman to represent Tennessee.
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Andrew Jackson
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What did Rachel Jackson take greatest pride in on her Hermitage estate?
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Her "Gravelly Spring"
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Who did Andrew Jackson kill at a duel in Kentucky in 1806?
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Charles Dickinson
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Of all the events that happened in the lives of Andrew & Rachel Jackson, the ____________ was the greatest watershed.
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Battle of New Orleans
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James Kirke Paulding's play, The Lion of the West, was based on the exploits of
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David Crockett
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David Crockett's 183 autobiography was titled
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A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett.
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Once elected to Congress, David Crockett aligned himself with Andrew Jackson's Democrats until he disagreed with Jackson over the issue of
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Indian Removal
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Who was probably the first white man to encounter the Cherokee while on his expedition through the Southeast in 1540?
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Hernando de Soto
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At the end of the French & Indian War, the _____________ forbade white settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Proclamation of 1763
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The United State's Government policy for removing American Indian tribes from their land began under ____________ administration.
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Thomas Jefferson's
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Who became the Principle Chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1828?
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John Ross
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All of the following represented a minority faction in the Cherokee Nation who favored signing a treaty with the United States except:
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John Ross
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Who was the editor of the Cherokee newspaper, the Phoenix?
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Elias Boudinot
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The Cherokee Treaty party signed the _________________ which agreed to accept $5 million for Cherokee lands.
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Treaty of New Echota
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After Georgia officials convinced the Van Buren administration that the Cherokees were preparing to take up arms in resistance to removal, Van Buren responded by sending troops under ____________ to disarm the Cherokee and prepare them for moving west.
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General John Ellis Wool
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Who was chosen to replace General John Ellis Wool?
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General Winfield Scott
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The most commonly accepted estimate of the number of Cherokee who died as a result of the removal is
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4,000
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Where did James Robertson & John Donelson lead parties west to settle in 1779/1780?
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French Lick
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The ____________ was the articles of government for the settlement at French Lick.
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Cumberland Compact
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On June 1, 1796, Congress admitted Tennessee as the _____ state of the Union.
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16th
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Which Tennessean served as President of the United States from 1844--1848?
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James K. Polk
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Who was the former Tennessee Governor who also served as president of the Republic of Texas?
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Sam Houston
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The Historic Period, beginning about 1650, marks the time when historical records are available to document the history of the people of Tennessee. Which of the following peoples were not represented in Tennessee at that time?
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Seminoles
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In 1784, Washington, Sullivan, and Greene counties formed the State of Franklin and elected John Sevier as Governor. Who led the opposition of the State of Franklin and John Sevier?
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John Tipton
