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4th : Tennessee Section Flashcards

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What is the Woodland-era gathering place located in Coffee County known as?

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Old Stone Fort

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Which one of Tennessee’s three presidents has a state capitol named in his honor?

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Andrew Jackson (Jackson, Miss.)

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What was the original name of Austin Peay State University?

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Austin Peay Normal School

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Which of the Tennessee Presidents, as a child, was struck in the face with a sword by a British
officer?

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Andrew Jackson

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Which future presidential wife traveled down the Tennessee river on a boat during the settlement of Nashville?

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Rachel Donelson (later wife of Andrew Jackson)

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What Tennessee founding father is a signer of the United States Constitution?

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William Blount (He was a delegate at the time representing North Carolina)

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What Tennessee County is named for the state’s first governor?

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Sevier County

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What was believed to be the largest man-made structure built in America prior to 500 AD?

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Saul’s Mound at Pinson Mounds State Park (72 feet tall)

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What Tennessee city was at one time called Fort Nashborough?

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Nashville

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What city in Tennessee got its name from the ancient Egyptian capitol on the banks of the Nile River?

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Memphis

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What is the largest city in America named for a person from Tennessee?

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Houston, Texas (named for Sam Houston)

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The warrior Dragging Canoe was the son of what well-traveled Cherokee Chief?

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Little Carpenter

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Who was known as “Young Hickory?”

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James K. Polk

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What American president is buried on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol Building?

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President James K. Polk

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What early Tennessee Congressman introduced a resolution to abolish West Point?

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David Crockett

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What was the name of the area formed at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War in what is now East Tennessee?

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The Washington District

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Andrew Jackson was a member of what political party?

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Democrat

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The Treaty of Holston was signed near the downtown area of what future Tennessee City?

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Knoxville

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Who brought the first domesticated animals into what is now Tennessee?

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De Soto

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What was the name of the military expedition against the Chicamaugans in 1794?

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The Nickajack Expedition

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The Donelson Party had to fight off what two Indian tribes on their journey to what became Nashville?

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Cherokee and Creek

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What British fort, located in present day Monroe County, surrendered to the Cherokee Indians
after a yearlong siege?

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Fort Loudoun

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What was the name of the colony near Memphis established in 1826 for slaves to be able to work for their freedom?

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Nashoba (pronounced NUH SHOW BA)

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In 1810, people who left Nashville for New Orleans usually came back on a road known as what?

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The Natchez Trace

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In Cherokee society, how many clans are there?

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7

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The Chickamaugans were a group of Native Americans associated with what Indian tribe?

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Cherokee

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What great trip did Cherokee Chief Little Carpenter make around 1730?

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A trip to London, England as part of a diplomatic mission.

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What is the name of Andrew Jackson’s famous home?

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The Hermitage

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Name the Tennessean who invented the Cherokee alphabet.

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Sequoyah (SUH-QWA-YA like the tree)

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Who were the first farmers in West Tennessee?

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The Woodland Indians (The answer Indians should get a response of “I need to know what
specific Indians”)

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What Tennessean is known as the “Hero of King’s Mountain?”

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John Sevier

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How many states voted to admit Franklin into the Union in 1785?

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7

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33
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Who led the overland party of settlers to the area which would become Nashville?

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James Robertson

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34
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What was the name used to describe the men who left Tennessee to fight at the Battle of Kings Mountain?

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The Overmountain Men

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Who was the first governor of Tennessee to resign from office?

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Sam Houston

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What Knoxville building served as the SECOND Capitol of the Territory South of the River Ohio?

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Blount Mansion

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Which of Tennessee’s four largest cities was the first to be founded?

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Nashville (1784)

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Which one of Tennessee’s four major cities was originally named “Ross’s Landing”?

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Chattanooga

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What Tennessee County was named after the territorial governor of Tennessee?

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Blount County

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When California became a part of the United States, who was the president?

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James K. Polk

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What is Tennessee’s oldest county?

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Washington County (Established 1777)

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By what route did Andrew Jackson and his troops return from the Battle of New Orleans?

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The Natchez Trace

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What Tennessean served as President of another country?

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Sam Houston (The Republic of Texas)

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Who led the flotilla of boats down the Tennessee and back up the Cumberland River to settle the area which would become Nashville?

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John Donnelson

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Which city served the shortest time as Tennessee’s capitol city?

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Kingston (one day!)

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Who did David Crockett refer to as “King Andrew the First”?

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President Andrew Jackson

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47
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The town of Ross’s Landing changed its name in 1839 to what?

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Chattanooga

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What invention was largely responsible for Nashville becoming a larger city than Knoxville?

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The Steamboat (made it easier to get people and materials in and out of Nashville)

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Which Tennessee County was named in honor of the first president from the Volunteer State?

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Jackson County

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Which future Cherokee chief served in the War of 1812 under Andrew Jackson?

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John Ross

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Name two of the three founders of Memphis?

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Andrew Jackson, John Overton, James Winchester (would accept last names)

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52
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Who was Tennessee’s first governor?

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John Sevier

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53
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What was Tennessee’s order of entry to the Union in 1796?

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Sixteenth (16th)

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On what type of vessels did the Donelson Party go down river?

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Flatboats

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Who was president when Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

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Andrew Jackson

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The city of Knoxville was originally a fort. What was it called?

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White’s Fort

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What was the transaction called when the American government bought West Tennessee?

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The Chickasaw Purchase (or Jackson purchase)

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Hernando de Soto came from what European nation?

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Spain

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Who was Old Hickory?

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Andrew Jackson

60
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Tennessee’s most popular nickname, “The Volunteer State,” originated during which war?

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The War of 1812

61
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What was the name given to the early white men who explored the Tennessee area looking for game?

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Long Hunters

62
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The Jackson Purchase of 1818 was also known by what name?

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The Chickasaw Purchase

63
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What did the Cherokee call the Appalachian Mountains?

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“Land of the Smoke”

64
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How long did the journey known as the Trail of Tears take?

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One and one-half years

65
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What great Tennessean was nicknamed the “Raven?”

A

Sam Houston

66
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The Jackson Purchase of 1818 brought what area into the State of Tennessee?

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West Tennessee

67
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During the Revolution, what did the term “Loyalist” mean?

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Remaining Loyal to England

68
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What battle in the Revolutionary War was fought mainly by Tennesseans?

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Kings Mountain (South Carolina)

69
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What prominent Tennessean was a U.S. Congressman before dying at the Alamo?

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Davy Crockett

70
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Tennessee became a state on what date?

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June 1, 1796

71
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Who served as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation for almost 37 years?

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John Ross

72
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What two cities served as the Capitol of the State of Franklin?

A

Jonesborough and Greeneville

73
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Nashville was named as Tennessee’s permanent state capitol in what year?

A

1843

74
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Name the state which was established in 1784 and then dissolved in 1788.

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The State of Franklin

75
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How many of 5 largest Tennessee cities are located along a major river?

A

All 5

76
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At what Tennessee Historic Park does the “Eternal Flame of the Cherokee” burn?

A

Red Clay State Historic Park

77
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Who was the last Cherokee to be a “Beloved Woman?”

A

Nancy Ward

78
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Who was the only US Representative from Tennessee to vote against the Indian Removal Act?

A

David Crockett

79
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Who did Andrew Jackson fight at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

A

The Creek Indians

80
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Which famous long hunter led many settlers through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky?

A

Daniel Boone

81
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In what county is Nancy Ward buried?

A

Polk County

82
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What was the Cherokee tribe’s last center of government before being forcibly removed from Tennessee in 1838?

A

Red Clay

83
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Who arrived in Fort Nashborough on April 24, 1780?

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The Members of the Donelson Party (The group that traveled by river to settle Nashville)

84
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Which Tennessee president abolished the National Bank?

A

Andrew Jackson

85
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Who was Tennessee’s first “First Lady?”

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Catherine S. “Bonnie Kate” Sevier

86
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What were Dragging Canoe’s followers known as?

A

Chickamaugans

87
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Where did Tennessee’s army meet before marching to the Battle of King’s Mountain?

A

The Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River

88
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Who was the Cherokee leader who opposed the sale of Middle Tennessee to Richard Henderson in 1775?

A

Dragging Canoe

89
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What disease broke out among members of the Donnelson Party which forced them to be isolated from the rest of the group?

A

Smallpox

90
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Name the large river that flows through downtown Nashville.

A

The Cumberland River

91
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What Tennessean was the first “dark horse” presidential nominee??

A

James K. Polk (he was elected, too!)

92
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What lake was formed in West Tennessee by an earthquake in 1811?

A

Reelfoot Lake

93
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During the Revolution, what did the term “Redcoat” mean?

A

A British Soldier

94
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Who was the first permanent white male settler in Tennessee?

A

William Bean

95
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What was the name of the agreement among settlers in the middle Tennessee area forming a
frontier government?

A

The Cumberland Compact

96
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Who served as the governor of the State of Franklin?

A

John Sevier

97
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James K Polk was a member of what political party?

A

Democrat

98
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Which of the Tennessee presidents was the only U.S. President to completely pay off the national debt?

A

Andrew Jackson

99
Q

During what era was Pinson Mounds an active community?

A

The Woodland Era

100
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What is the name of the trading post located where downtown Chattanooga is today?

A

Ross’s Landing

101
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If it had been admitted to the Union, what number state would Franklin have been?

A

14

102
Q

What early Tennessean was known among the Indians as “Chucky Jack?”

A

John Sevier

103
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Who saved Bonnie Kate Sherrill’s life when Chickamaugans attacked Fort Henry and later married her?

A

John Sevier

104
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What was the main thing that de Soto was looking for when he explored Tennessee?

A

Gold

105
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What Tennessee governor was adopted by the Cherokee Indians as a teenager?

A

Sam Houston

106
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What was the term used by Andrew Jackson supporters to describe the presidential election of 1824?

A

The Corrupt Bargain

107
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What was the first capitol of the state of Tennessee?

A

Knoxville

108
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Vanderbilt University is located in what Tennessee city?

A

Nashville

109
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How did Signal Point, near Chattanooga, receive its name?

A

Cherokee Indians used this scenic location to send smoke signals which could be seen for miles.

110
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In what Tennessee county did Meriwether Lewis die?

A

Lewis

111
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Who served as governor of Tennessee when it was a U.S. Territory?

A

William Blount

112
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Where can you find Saul’s Mound?

A

At Pinson Mounds State Park

113
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What Tennessean is known as the “Wild Rose of the Cherokee?”

A

Nancy Ward

114
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Under what name was the institution, that eventually became the University of Tennessee, first chartered?

A

Blount College (Knoxville)

115
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The French fort: Fort Assumption was located near what present Tennessee City?

A

Memphis

116
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What two Tennesseans played prominent roles in the formation of Texas?

A

Davy Crockett and Sam Houston

117
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What early Tennessean was expelled from the U.S. Senate?

A

William Blount

118
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Who was the Lost State of Franklin named for?

A

Benjamin Franklin

119
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What Tennessean, is known as the “Father of Oceanography?”

A

Matthew Fontaine Maury

120
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Who was first European explorer to enter Tennessee?

A

De Soto

121
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Name the Tennessean who has a tree named for him.

A

Sequoyah (SUH-QWA-YA) The tree is the Giant Sequoia the largest tree in the world

122
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Who was the first person to be elected President from a state, which was not one of the original 13 colonies?

A

Andrew Jackson

123
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What was the more familiar name for the Cherokee removal from Tennessee?

A

The Trail of Tears

124
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What Native American village once stood on the site of what became the city of Memphis?

A

Chucalissa (Chuck A Lee SUH)

125
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What was signed by settlers into agreement on the Cumberland River, near present day Nashville, in 1780?

A

Cumberland Compact

126
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What Indian battle near Nashville was won in part by dogs?

A

The Battle of the Bluffs

127
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Who was the most famous of the Long Hunters who visited the Tennessee area?

A

Daniel Boone

128
Q

What nation’s army was defeated at the Battle of New Orleans by Andrew Jackson?

A

Great Britain

129
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In what year was Sequoyah born?

A

1776

130
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Who was the second man to be elected governor of the state of Tennessee?

A

Archibald Roane

131
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What was the name of the home that became the first capital of the Southwest Territory?

A

Rocky Mount

132
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What war did the United States fight during President James K. Polk’s administration?

A

The Mexican War

133
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What did the “K” in James K. Polk stand for?

A

Knox

134
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Tennessee was originally part of what state?

A

North Carolina

135
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What legislation brought about the Trail of Tears?

A

The Indian Removal Act of 1830

136
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What was the name of the land company which was formed with the aim of acquiring parts of the Cherokee tribal lands?

A

The Transylvania Land Company

137
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On what side did most Cherokee fight in the Revolutionary War?

A

For the British

138
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In what modern-day county was the Cherokee village of Tanase (TUH-NAH-SEE), located?

A

Monroe County

139
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What two prominent Tennesseans almost met in a duel, due to their great dislike for each other?

A

Andrew Jackson and John Sevier

140
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With whom did David Crockett have a long standing feud, which led to his departure for Texas?

A

Andrew Jackson

141
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What Tennessee County was named after the state’s second governor?

A

Roane County (Archibald Roane)

142
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Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park is located in what Tennessee County?

A

Madison County

143
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What Tennessee city was at one time known as “Big Salt Lick?”

A

Nashville

144
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The first railroads in Tennessee ran in what general direction?

A

North and South

145
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Which of the five Indian tribes were the last to sign the treaty which started their removal and the trail of tears?

A

The Cherokee

146
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Who was the principal chief of the Cherokees during the years immediately leading up to the
Trail of Tears?

A

John Ross Chief of the Cherokee

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