Final Exam section 2

Question 1

The civil war was mainly a battle over

Answer 1

slavery

Question 2

What 2 groups fought in the civil war

Answer 2

Confederates-south Union-north

Question 3

President Lincoln was so unpopular in the south they left him off of the

Answer 3

Presidential ballot

Question 4

What are the three grand divisions of Tennessee

Answer 4

East, Middle, west

Question 5

What famous civil rights leader was killed in Memphis in the late 1960s

Answer 5

Martin Luther King Jr

Question 6

TN became a state in

Answer 6

1796

Question 7

The first inhabitants of Tennessee were

Answer 7

Native Americans

Question 8

Why was the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) established?

Answer 8

to help build dams and provide electricity for us.

Question 9

Name the 8 states that border Tennessee

Answer 9

Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Virginia, Arkansas, Missouri, North Carolina

Question 10

Name some attractions in each region of Tennessee

Answer 10

West- Graceland
Middle- Country Music attractions
East- The Great Smokey Mountains and Dollywood

Question 11

Name facts about the State Capitol building

Answer 11

1. Man buried in wall. 2. James Polk and his wife are buried in tombs on the grounds. 3. Our house and senate meet at the capitol. 4. William Strickland designed the capitol but died 5 years before it was completed. 6. Monuments of great heroes of Tn are found at the capitol ( Alvin C York and Andrew Jackson).