Tennessee Statehood Notes

Tennessee Statehood Notes

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  Tennessee Statehood Guided Notes TNStandard- 8.39 Essential Question:____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Bell Ringer - Explain the significance of the Cumberland Gap: _______________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ William Blount 1. What position did William Blount hold? _______________________________________________________________________ 2. Where did Blount create the first temporary capital? _______________________________________________________________________ 3. Where did Blount eventually move the capital? _______________________________________________________________________ 4. This new capital was eventually named _______________________________________________________________________ 5. Why was it given this name? _______________________________________________________________________ Treaty of Holston 6. How did the Treaty of Holston affect the relationship between the Cherokee and the U.S. government? _______________________________________________________________________
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  _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 7. Which governorwas influential in the signing of this treaty? _______________________________________________________________________ 8. What did the Treaty of Holston say about travel along the Tennessee River and travel from East to Middle TN? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ John Sevier 9. To which “lost state” was Sevier the first and only governor? _______________________________________________________________________ 10. Why was Sevier famous prior to becoming governor? _______________________________________________________________________ 11. What position did Sevier hold when Tennessee became a state in 1796? _______________________________________________________________________ River Systems 12. What are the three main river systems of Tennessee? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 13. How are each of these river systems connected to one another? _______________________________________________________________________
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  _______________________________________________________________________ 14. Summarize thesignificance of each of the three river systems. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Natchez Trace 15. Who created the Natchez Trace? _______________________________________________________________________ 16. Which two rivers are connected with the Natchez Trace? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 17. Who would later use this trail? ______________________________________ Jackson Purchase 18. Who negotiated this treaty? _______________________________________________________________________ 19. Which Native American tribe was this treaty negotiated with? _______________________________________________________________________ 20. Which land was included in this treaty?
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  _______________________________________________________________________ 21. As aresult of this treaty, the Native American tribe was relocated to the ______________________________________________corner of Tennessee.