4th : Tennessee Section Flashcards
What is the Woodland-era gathering place located in Coffee County known as?
Old Stone Fort
Which one of Tennessee’s three presidents has a state capitol named in his honor?
Andrew Jackson (Jackson, Miss.)
What was the original name of Austin Peay State University?
Austin Peay Normal School
Which of the Tennessee Presidents, as a child, was struck in the face with a sword by a British
officer?
Andrew Jackson
Which future presidential wife traveled down the Tennessee river on a boat during the settlement of Nashville?
Rachel Donelson (later wife of Andrew Jackson)
What Tennessee founding father is a signer of the United States Constitution?
William Blount (He was a delegate at the time representing North Carolina)
What Tennessee County is named for the state’s first governor?
Sevier County
What was believed to be the largest man-made structure built in America prior to 500 AD?
Saul’s Mound at Pinson Mounds State Park (72 feet tall)
What Tennessee city was at one time called Fort Nashborough?
Nashville
What city in Tennessee got its name from the ancient Egyptian capitol on the banks of the Nile River?
Memphis
What is the largest city in America named for a person from Tennessee?
Houston, Texas (named for Sam Houston)
The warrior Dragging Canoe was the son of what well-traveled Cherokee Chief?
Little Carpenter
Who was known as “Young Hickory?”
James K. Polk
What American president is buried on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol Building?
President James K. Polk
What early Tennessee Congressman introduced a resolution to abolish West Point?
David Crockett
What was the name of the area formed at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War in what is now East Tennessee?
The Washington District
Andrew Jackson was a member of what political party?
Democrat
The Treaty of Holston was signed near the downtown area of what future Tennessee City?
Knoxville
Who brought the first domesticated animals into what is now Tennessee?
De Soto
What was the name of the military expedition against the Chicamaugans in 1794?
The Nickajack Expedition
The Donelson Party had to fight off what two Indian tribes on their journey to what became Nashville?
Cherokee and Creek
What British fort, located in present day Monroe County, surrendered to the Cherokee Indians
after a yearlong siege?
Fort Loudoun
What was the name of the colony near Memphis established in 1826 for slaves to be able to work for their freedom?
Nashoba (pronounced NUH SHOW BA)
In 1810, people who left Nashville for New Orleans usually came back on a road known as what?
The Natchez Trace
In Cherokee society, how many clans are there?
7
The Chickamaugans were a group of Native Americans associated with what Indian tribe?
Cherokee
What great trip did Cherokee Chief Little Carpenter make around 1730?
A trip to London, England as part of a diplomatic mission.
What is the name of Andrew Jackson’s famous home?
The Hermitage
Name the Tennessean who invented the Cherokee alphabet.
Sequoyah (SUH-QWA-YA like the tree)
Who were the first farmers in West Tennessee?
The Woodland Indians (The answer Indians should get a response of “I need to know what
specific Indians”)
What Tennessean is known as the “Hero of King’s Mountain?”
John Sevier
How many states voted to admit Franklin into the Union in 1785?
7
Who led the overland party of settlers to the area which would become Nashville?
James Robertson
What was the name used to describe the men who left Tennessee to fight at the Battle of Kings Mountain?
The Overmountain Men
Who was the first governor of Tennessee to resign from office?
Sam Houston
What Knoxville building served as the SECOND Capitol of the Territory South of the River Ohio?
Blount Mansion
Which of Tennessee’s four largest cities was the first to be founded?
Nashville (1784)
Which one of Tennessee’s four major cities was originally named “Ross’s Landing”?
Chattanooga
What Tennessee County was named after the territorial governor of Tennessee?
Blount County
When California became a part of the United States, who was the president?
James K. Polk
What is Tennessee’s oldest county?
Washington County (Established 1777)
By what route did Andrew Jackson and his troops return from the Battle of New Orleans?
The Natchez Trace
What Tennessean served as President of another country?
Sam Houston (The Republic of Texas)
Who led the flotilla of boats down the Tennessee and back up the Cumberland River to settle the area which would become Nashville?
John Donnelson
Which city served the shortest time as Tennessee’s capitol city?
Kingston (one day!)
Who did David Crockett refer to as “King Andrew the First”?
President Andrew Jackson
The town of Ross’s Landing changed its name in 1839 to what?
Chattanooga
What invention was largely responsible for Nashville becoming a larger city than Knoxville?
The Steamboat (made it easier to get people and materials in and out of Nashville)
Which Tennessee County was named in honor of the first president from the Volunteer State?
Jackson County
Which future Cherokee chief served in the War of 1812 under Andrew Jackson?
John Ross
Name two of the three founders of Memphis?
Andrew Jackson, John Overton, James Winchester (would accept last names)
Who was Tennessee’s first governor?
John Sevier
What was Tennessee’s order of entry to the Union in 1796?
Sixteenth (16th)
On what type of vessels did the Donelson Party go down river?
Flatboats
Who was president when Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
Andrew Jackson
The city of Knoxville was originally a fort. What was it called?
White’s Fort
What was the transaction called when the American government bought West Tennessee?
The Chickasaw Purchase (or Jackson purchase)
Hernando de Soto came from what European nation?
Spain
Who was Old Hickory?
Andrew Jackson
Tennessee’s most popular nickname, “The Volunteer State,” originated during which war?
The War of 1812
What was the name given to the early white men who explored the Tennessee area looking for game?
Long Hunters
The Jackson Purchase of 1818 was also known by what name?
The Chickasaw Purchase
What did the Cherokee call the Appalachian Mountains?
“Land of the Smoke”
How long did the journey known as the Trail of Tears take?
One and one-half years
What great Tennessean was nicknamed the “Raven?”
Sam Houston
The Jackson Purchase of 1818 brought what area into the State of Tennessee?
West Tennessee
During the Revolution, what did the term “Loyalist” mean?
Remaining Loyal to England
What battle in the Revolutionary War was fought mainly by Tennesseans?
Kings Mountain (South Carolina)
What prominent Tennessean was a U.S. Congressman before dying at the Alamo?
Davy Crockett
Tennessee became a state on what date?
June 1, 1796
Who served as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation for almost 37 years?
John Ross
What two cities served as the Capitol of the State of Franklin?
Jonesborough and Greeneville
Nashville was named as Tennessee’s permanent state capitol in what year?
1843
Name the state which was established in 1784 and then dissolved in 1788.
The State of Franklin
How many of 5 largest Tennessee cities are located along a major river?
All 5
At what Tennessee Historic Park does the “Eternal Flame of the Cherokee” burn?
Red Clay State Historic Park
Who was the last Cherokee to be a “Beloved Woman?”
Nancy Ward
Who was the only US Representative from Tennessee to vote against the Indian Removal Act?
David Crockett
Who did Andrew Jackson fight at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
The Creek Indians
Which famous long hunter led many settlers through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky?
Daniel Boone
In what county is Nancy Ward buried?
Polk County
What was the Cherokee tribe’s last center of government before being forcibly removed from Tennessee in 1838?
Red Clay
Who arrived in Fort Nashborough on April 24, 1780?
The Members of the Donelson Party (The group that traveled by river to settle Nashville)
Which Tennessee president abolished the National Bank?
Andrew Jackson
Who was Tennessee’s first “First Lady?”
Catherine S. “Bonnie Kate” Sevier
What were Dragging Canoe’s followers known as?
Chickamaugans
Where did Tennessee’s army meet before marching to the Battle of King’s Mountain?
The Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River
Who was the Cherokee leader who opposed the sale of Middle Tennessee to Richard Henderson in 1775?
Dragging Canoe
What disease broke out among members of the Donnelson Party which forced them to be isolated from the rest of the group?
Smallpox
Name the large river that flows through downtown Nashville.
The Cumberland River
What Tennessean was the first “dark horse” presidential nominee??
James K. Polk (he was elected, too!)
What lake was formed in West Tennessee by an earthquake in 1811?
Reelfoot Lake
During the Revolution, what did the term “Redcoat” mean?
A British Soldier
Who was the first permanent white male settler in Tennessee?
William Bean
What was the name of the agreement among settlers in the middle Tennessee area forming a
frontier government?
The Cumberland Compact
Who served as the governor of the State of Franklin?
John Sevier
James K Polk was a member of what political party?
Democrat
Which of the Tennessee presidents was the only U.S. President to completely pay off the national debt?
Andrew Jackson
During what era was Pinson Mounds an active community?
The Woodland Era
What is the name of the trading post located where downtown Chattanooga is today?
Ross’s Landing
If it had been admitted to the Union, what number state would Franklin have been?
14
What early Tennessean was known among the Indians as “Chucky Jack?”
John Sevier
Who saved Bonnie Kate Sherrill’s life when Chickamaugans attacked Fort Henry and later married her?
John Sevier
What was the main thing that de Soto was looking for when he explored Tennessee?
Gold
What Tennessee governor was adopted by the Cherokee Indians as a teenager?
Sam Houston
What was the term used by Andrew Jackson supporters to describe the presidential election of 1824?
The Corrupt Bargain
What was the first capitol of the state of Tennessee?
Knoxville
Vanderbilt University is located in what Tennessee city?
Nashville
How did Signal Point, near Chattanooga, receive its name?
Cherokee Indians used this scenic location to send smoke signals which could be seen for miles.
In what Tennessee county did Meriwether Lewis die?
Lewis
Who served as governor of Tennessee when it was a U.S. Territory?
William Blount
Where can you find Saul’s Mound?
At Pinson Mounds State Park
What Tennessean is known as the “Wild Rose of the Cherokee?”
Nancy Ward
Under what name was the institution, that eventually became the University of Tennessee, first chartered?
Blount College (Knoxville)
The French fort: Fort Assumption was located near what present Tennessee City?
Memphis
What two Tennesseans played prominent roles in the formation of Texas?
Davy Crockett and Sam Houston
What early Tennessean was expelled from the U.S. Senate?
William Blount
Who was the Lost State of Franklin named for?
Benjamin Franklin
What Tennessean, is known as the “Father of Oceanography?”
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Who was first European explorer to enter Tennessee?
De Soto
Name the Tennessean who has a tree named for him.
Sequoyah (SUH-QWA-YA) The tree is the Giant Sequoia the largest tree in the world
Who was the first person to be elected President from a state, which was not one of the original 13 colonies?
Andrew Jackson
What was the more familiar name for the Cherokee removal from Tennessee?
The Trail of Tears
What Native American village once stood on the site of what became the city of Memphis?
Chucalissa (Chuck A Lee SUH)
What was signed by settlers into agreement on the Cumberland River, near present day Nashville, in 1780?
Cumberland Compact
What Indian battle near Nashville was won in part by dogs?
The Battle of the Bluffs
Who was the most famous of the Long Hunters who visited the Tennessee area?
Daniel Boone
What nation’s army was defeated at the Battle of New Orleans by Andrew Jackson?
Great Britain
In what year was Sequoyah born?
1776
Who was the second man to be elected governor of the state of Tennessee?
Archibald Roane
What was the name of the home that became the first capital of the Southwest Territory?
Rocky Mount
What war did the United States fight during President James K. Polk’s administration?
The Mexican War
What did the “K” in James K. Polk stand for?
Knox
Tennessee was originally part of what state?
North Carolina
What legislation brought about the Trail of Tears?
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
What was the name of the land company which was formed with the aim of acquiring parts of the Cherokee tribal lands?
The Transylvania Land Company
On what side did most Cherokee fight in the Revolutionary War?
For the British
In what modern-day county was the Cherokee village of Tanase (TUH-NAH-SEE), located?
Monroe County
What two prominent Tennesseans almost met in a duel, due to their great dislike for each other?
Andrew Jackson and John Sevier
With whom did David Crockett have a long standing feud, which led to his departure for Texas?
Andrew Jackson
What Tennessee County was named after the state’s second governor?
Roane County (Archibald Roane)
Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park is located in what Tennessee County?
Madison County
What Tennessee city was at one time known as “Big Salt Lick?”
Nashville
The first railroads in Tennessee ran in what general direction?
North and South
Which of the five Indian tribes were the last to sign the treaty which started their removal and the trail of tears?
The Cherokee
Who was the principal chief of the Cherokees during the years immediately leading up to the
Trail of Tears?
John Ross Chief of the Cherokee
